ECON60111
Macroeconomic Theory
15
Semester 1
Postgraduate Taught
Level 6
Kyriakos Neanidis
Unit coordinator
Economics
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5
<p>The aim of this course is to introduce students to the models and methods that form the core of modern<br />macroeconomics.</p>
<p>The aim of this course is to introduce students to the models and methods that form the core of modern<br />macroeconomics.</p>
<p>The aim of this course is to introduce students to the models and methods that form the core of modern macroeconomics.</p><p> </p>
<p>At the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding (including relevant policy applications) in macroeconomic topics such as economic growth, business cycles, consumption and savings, labour markets, inflation, monetary policy, and fiscal policy. </p><p> </p>
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<P>Lectures and Tutorials</P>
1
Written exam
100%
<p>Mid-term exam: 30%</p><p>Final exam: 70%</p>
MSc Economics
MSc Economics
PGDT Taught Component
Mandatory
MSc Financial Economics
MSc Financial Economics
PGDT Taught Component
Mandatory
N
<p><strong>Main textbook:</strong></p><p>David Romer, Advanced Macroeconomics, 5 th edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2019 (ISBN 978- 1260185218)</p><p><strong>Other textbooks:</strong></p><p>Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, 4th Edition, MIT Press, 2018 (ISBN 978-0262038669)</p><p>Jordi Galí, Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications, 2nd Edition, 2015 (ISBN 978-0691164786)</p><p> </p>
Lectures
20
Tutorials
5
0
125