Articles for Macro Class

Macro Students,
Greetings,
please refer to the links below to download the articles for the various groups:

Africa Rising- The Economist.
The Sun shines bright The Economist.
Not Enough Inflation by Paul Krugman on the New York Times
Pushing Back Against Austerity by Paul Krugman on the New York Times
Miracle or Mathus The Economist.
Recovery: is it The Aggregate Demand The Economist.

Note about the articles: You should read the articles and summarize them in not more than one page and answer the following questions in another page:
1. What do you think is wrong with the author's argument? Is there a better solution?
2.How does the authors argument ultimately affect GDP or any other macroeconomic variable?
3. What assumptions is the author making? are they valid assumptions?

All responses to the articles must be submitted by e-mail not later than mid-night of May4th 2012.
to sering.touray@gmail.com. penalty for late submissions apply.


If you have any further questions, please shoot me an e-mail or give me a call..
Also, it will great if you can also read the other articles by the other groups. it will do you a lot of good.


Cheers
Sering.