Dr. Jan Fidrmuc, Economic Theory and Policy - EC5518: Macroeconomics

Dr. Jan Fidrmuc
Economic Theory and Policy - EC5518: Macroeconomics


Office Hours: Tue/Wed 10.30-11.30am or by appointment

Reading:

  1. Advanced Macroeconomics by David Romer, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2006;
  2. Journal articles -- to be announced in lectures;
  3. Lecture handouts.

Lecture: Thu 5.00-7.00pm MJ117
Seminar: Tue 4.00-5.00pm MJ117 (biweekly, unless instructed otherwise during lecture)


Topics

  1. Solow Growth Model
  2. Exercise 1 (Thu 15 Oct)
  3. Ramsey Model
  4. Exercise 2 (Thu 29 Oct)
  5. Endogenous Growth
  6. Exercise 3 (Thu 12 Nov)
  7. Institutional Foundations of Growth
  8. Economic Policy Reform
  9. Exercise 4 (Thu 17 Dec)

    Last modified on 16 December 2009.