This course covers the theory of macroeconomic fluctuations, economic growth and income distribution. The first part of the course centers on the theory of economic fluctuations, aggregate demand, and the business cycle. Topics will include the role of the financial market and the dynamic interaction of the product, financial, and labor Markets, the Phillips Curve and the NAIRU, and monetary and fiscal policies. The second part of the course introduces classical, Keynesian, and neoclassical theories of economic growth and income distribution. In this context, the theory of endogenous growth and an open economy will also be covered. Two meetings per week: F: Class and R: Lab.