Economics Tripos Supervisions

2011-2012

Petra Geraats
Fellow, St John's College
Email: Petra.Geraats@econ.cam.ac.uk

General information

The purpose of supervisions is to address any questions you have, discuss supervision assignments and talk about macroeconomics.

Supervision assignments consist of short questions, problems and essays.
- Short questions aim to improve your proficiency in formulating concise and precise answers to focused questions.
- Problems help to develop your analytical abilities to construct consistent solutions to complex issues.
- Essay questions enhance your competence in presenting well-structured arguments.
The supervision assignments are a good preparation for the exam and hone skills that advance your future professional career.

The assignments specify main readings, which are essential, and supplementary references, which help you to gain a more sophisticated understanding and to master the material at first-class level. In addition, it is highly recommended that you regularly read the Financial Times, The Economist and the IMF World Economic Outlook, to keep up with current macroeconomic developments.

You are strongly encouraged to discuss readings and supervision assignments with each other, provided the assignment you turn in is your own work and reflects your own understanding.

Instructions for supervision assignments:
Short questions and essays should be typed and include a word count.
Any handwritten text, equations and graphs should be legible.
Assignments should be stapled and turned in by 6pm on the day before the supervision in my mailbox at Forecourt Porter's Lodge, St John's College.
Note: Assignments that fail to comply with these instructions may not marked. And, you must turn in the assignment to attend supervision.

The supervision assignments are marked as follows:
You should aim to achieve at least ✔+  for each question. A mark of ✔ indicates that you are at risk of getting a II.2. A mark of ✔-  means that your performance is unsatisfactory and that you should seriously review the material.

Part I, Paper 2 (Macroeconomics)

- Supervision 1 (National Income Accounting and the Classical Loanable Funds Model)
- Supervision 2 (Money and Unemployment)
- Supervision 3 (Open Economy in the Long Run)
- Supervision 4 (Economic Growth)
- Supervision 5 (Goods Market Equilibrium in the Short Run)
- Supervision 6 (ISLM Model)
- Supervision 7 (Aggregate Demand and Supply)
- Supervision 8 (Open Economy in the Short Run)
- Supervision seminar (Review)

Useful links: Web site for Mankiw & Taylor "Macroeconomics - European Edition" and Mankiw "Macroeconomics", which include quizzes (with answers) and a cool macroeconomics game.

Part IIA, Paper 2 (Macroeconomics)

- Supervision 1 (Consumption and Labor Supply)
- Supervision 2 (Investment and Business Cycles)
- Supervision 3 (Unemployment)
- Supervision 4 (Money and Interest Rates)
- Supervision 5 (Monetary Transmission)
- Supervision 6 (DD-AA Model)
- Supervision 7 (International Macroeconomics)
- Supervision 8 (Monetary Policy)
- Supervision 9 (Fiscal Policy)
- Supervision seminar (Review)

Part IIB, Paper 2 (Macroeconomics)

- Supervision 1 (International Financial System)
- Supervision 2 (Economic Growth)
- Supervision 3 (Growth, Human Capital and Institutions)
- Supervision 4 (European Issues)
- Supervision 5 (Business Cycle Theory)
- Supervision 6 (Dynamic Macroeconomics)
- Supervision 7 (Monetary Policy)
- Supervision 8 (Macroeconomic Policy under Uncertainty)
- Supervision seminar (Review)