ECON304
MACROECONOMICS II: BUSINESS
Also listed under 3 other titles
- Macroeconomics II: Growth
- MACROECONOMICS II
- MACROECONOMICS
- Department
- Economics
- Terms offered
- 29
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course introduces real business-cycle theory as well as monetary models and business cycle theory with nominal rigidities in a closed economy setting. The course also presents the microeconomic foundations of nominal rigidities, the demand for money and the effect of monetary policy and dynamic inconsistency.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1995 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 23% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 27% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2029 Spring: 24% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 27% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 26% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 24% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 28% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2027 Spring: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 29% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC206 2026
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM BP316 202520202003
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC117 2024
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC117 20112009200720062005
- Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC117 20102006
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Sackler Science Center S122 2008
- Mon, Thu, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC220 2004
- Tue, Thu, 11:50 AM–1:05 PM JC218 20012000
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 15 enrolled | 32985 |
| Spring 2025 | Mansoor Saleem (He/Him) | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 15 enrolled | 32985 |
| Spring 2024 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 6 enrolled | 32985 |
| Fall 2022 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 10 enrolled | 20565 |
| Fall 2021 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2020 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2019 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2018 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2017 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2016 | Edouard O. Wemy | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 10 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2015 | David Cuberes | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 15 enrolled | 24553 |
| Fall 2013 | Dessislava Slavtcheva | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 10 enrolled | 20017 |
| Fall 2012 | Dessislava Slavtcheva | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 10 enrolled | 20017 |
| Fall 2011 | Dessislava Slavtcheva | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 20017 |
| Fall 2010 | Chih Ming Tan | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 20 enrolled | 27017 |
| Fall 2009 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 20 enrolled | 24035 |
| Fall 2008 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 24035 |
| Fall 2007 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 24035 |
| Fall 2006 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 24035 |
| Spring 2006 | Madhavi Bokil | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 33439 |
| Spring 2005 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 31032 |
| Spring 2004 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 31032 |
| Spring 2003 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 37460 |
| Fall 2001 | Myles Callan | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 20 enrolled | 25457 |
| Spring 2000 | Zheng Liu | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 99 enrolled | 33511 |
| Spring 1999 | Zheng Liu | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 99 enrolled | 33511 |
| Fall 1997 | Zheng Liu | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 99 enrolled | 22392 |
| Fall 1996 | Rabindra N. Bhandari | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 999 enrolled | 21784 |
| Fall 1995 | J. P. Ferderer | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 999 enrolled | 20123 |