607.150 (18W) Advanced Macroeconomics

Wintersemester 2018/19

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First course session
09.10.2018 16:30 - 18:00 L.2.2.12 Off Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Advanced Macroeconomics
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 4 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 09.10.2018
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Course content

- Dynamic macroeconomic theory

- Fiscal and monetary policy

- The labour market

- DSGE models and New Keynesian Macroeconomics

- Economic growth

- Real business cycles

- Overlapping generations models

Depending on the participants’ prior knowledge and interests, the topics and schedule may be adapted to their needs.

Prior knowledge expected

Working knowledge of the English language; basic knowledge of economics; basics of calculus and linear algebra; some knowledge of intermediate economics and/or quantitative management (operations research) desirable.

Literature

Recommended textbooks for the course: Ben J. Heijdra, Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics. 3. Aufl., Oxford University Press, Oxford 2017.

Jordi Galí, Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cacle. An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework. Princeton University, Princeton 2008.

Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive Macroeconomic Theory. 4. Aufl., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 2018.

David Romer, Advanced Macroeconomics. 5. Aufl., McGraw-Hill, New York 2018.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Prerequisites for a positive assessment:

Oral and written examination at the end of the course (40 % each). Alternative: written seminar paper.

Execution of some exercises (10 %).

Positive assessment of the participation in the discussions (10 %).

Regular attendance.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Note on the seminar paper: The topic of the paper will be given individually to each student by the lecturer after having discussed the aims of the Master/PhD student (his/her previous work and/or intended dissertation fields). There will be ample time to deliver the paper after the end of the course. It shall show the student’s ability to apply the techniques taught in the course to a problem close to his/her interests and prepare him/her for successful work on his Master/PhD thesis. The paper can be written in either English or German.

Note on the participation in the discussions: Questions for a better understanding of the presentations, the text or the exercises can be asked anytime. Only successful and positive contributions to the discussion will be assessed. Never hesitate asking anything if you feel it to be necessary!!

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Thematic Doctoral Programme Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Business and Economics (SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.2)
    • Subject: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (Compulsory subject)
      • Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics ( 0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 909, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
    • Subject: Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau (Compulsory subject)
      • Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau ( 6.0h SE / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
    • Subject: Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen (Compulsory subject)
      • Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen ( 6.0h LV / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses