EC9C6: Topics in Macroeconomics
Giovanni Ricco
Module Leader
Roger Farmer
Module Lecturer
Introduction
This is an existing second year option module on the MRes Economics. In the current year students will choose five modules from a pool of eleven option modules. Students are also permitted to take up to two of their option modules from outside the department.
Principal Aims
The module aims to develop the skills and knowledge of Macroeconomics, necessary for a career as an academic economist and in all areas where advanced research skills in macroeconomics are required. Specifically, it aims to teach the students to understand, appreciate, and ultimately contribute to, frontier research. It is intended to be comparable to modules taught in the best research universities in the USA and elsewhere in Europe.
Principal Learning Outcomes
Have a good overview and a thorough understanding of Macroeconomics.
Develop a critical knowledge of recent research in some key areas of Macroeconomics.
Enable students to pursue their own research agenda in the field.
Syllabus
Illustrative topics include:
• Developments in computational macroeconomics, covering the key state of the art techniques to implement and solve macroeconomic models of any kind.
• Developments in growth theory, covering recent developments in issues that characterize the long run economic evolution as well as policy intervention with long run cycles.
• Developments in macro-labour, and developments in fiscal and monetary economics, both topics focusing on business cycle macro-economics and short and medium run labour market and financial frictions as well as policy interventions with short-run targets.
Context
- Pre or Co-requisites
- Satisfactory completion of MRes year 1
Assessment
- Assessment Method
- Coursework (100%)
- Coursework Details
- Review of Research Paper (50%) , Review of Research Paper (50%)
- Exam Timing
- N/A