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ECON 306Macroeconomics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Economics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces students to the analysis of inter-temporal trade-offs in macroeconomics and macroeconomic policy. Its main objective is to show how economists use economic theory to analyze the role of incentives and general equilibrium considerations in the macro-economy. Applications include national savings and investment, business cycles, and monetary and fiscal policy.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • ECON391 - Equilibrium in Market Economies (0.50)
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • COMM103 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
        • ECON100 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
        • ECON102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001348845 / 72MW 13:00–14:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00133770 / 85MW 08:30–09:50
LEC 701128734 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

70% liked it63% easy71% useful

From 10 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Good course to understand some fundamentals about macroeconomics. Prof. would always post example practice questions to work on and assignments are pretty much a carbon-copy of these so easy enough to get high grades. But you still need to do your own fair share of thinking for some of the tougher questions. Six assignments and no exams or quizzes so a pretty easy course to take, especially if you're on Co-Op.

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  • best undergrad econ course, especially if you take it with matt doyle.

    Aug 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This class sucks and doesnt make sense do not recommend haha :) took econ 391 and 306 with prof forand and still recovering

    Jan 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Builds directly off of 290 and 391. Assignments and Midterms are very similar. Practice short answer problems beforehand and use office hours to figure out answers to the short answer problems as it allows you to talk through examples and fill in the gaps in your answers. Lends itself to many real-world applications and allows us to start thinking about the "so what" of our economic theory.

    May 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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36 posts and comments in 31 threads mention ECON 306, May 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Fall 2023

4b courseload? 1 point, 7 comments

u/richard--b: “… econometrics) Econ 421 (econometric theory) Econ 391 (equilibrium in market economics) Econ 306 (macroeconomics) Math 138 (calc 2) Not much I can change tbh, since I need most if not all of these for grad school. …”

u/Econ2023_2024: “You need to take Econ 391 before taking Econ 306”

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Fall 2022

Winter 2022

How hard are ECON 393 and ECON 306? 5 points, 5 comments

u/lonelyloogirl: “393(market failures) with Ryan George and 306(macro econ) with Matthew Doyle”

u/wusa_questions: “Matt Doyle is an amazing prof. Ryan George is okay. 393 is the more exciting and applied course while 306 is probably important ground-work for other 4th year courses. …”

u/Top-Grand5220: “Hi, have you taken Econ 306 ? I’m looking for a tutor to help me study for the supplemental”

u/Beautiful-Carpet-536: “I believe we are in the same class for 306”

u/Top-Grand5220: “Hi, did you get a good grade? Looking for an Econ 306 tutor”

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Fall 2021

Spring 2021

Fall 2020

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