607.150 (20S) Advanced Macroeconomics: DSGE II
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Advanced Macroeconomics: DSGE II
- Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 2 (30 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 10.03.2020
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Master and PhD students in economics and business administration. The course is part of the curriculum of the doctoral program MSOBE.
Course content
DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) models, their computation and some applications.
Prior knowledge expected
Working knowledge of the English language; basic knowledge of economics; basics of calculus and linear algebra; some knowledge of intermediate economics desirable.
Literature
Textbooks: We will discuss the topics and the respective chapters in the textbooks to be discussed during the course at the kick-off meeting.
Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive Macroeconomic Theory. 4th ed., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 2018.
Burkhard Heer, Alfred Maussner, Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling: Computational Methods and Applications. 2nd ed., Springer, Berlin 2009.
Ben J. Heijdra, Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics. 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford 2017.
Jordi Galí, Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle. An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework. Princeton University, Princeton 2008.
David Romer, Advanced Macroeconomics. 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York 2018.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Prerequisites for a positive assessment:
Oral and written examination at the end of the course (40 % each). Alternative: written seminar paper.
Presentationof one chapter of the textbooks (50 %).
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 one of the chapters of the textbooks not presented by the same student. The paper will have to be delivered after the end of the course until the end of the semester. It shall show the student’s ability to understand and possibly apply the techniques taught in the course.
Note on the participation in the discussions: Questions for a better understanding of the content of the course 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 schemePosition in the curriculum
- Thematic Doctoral Programme Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Business and Economics
(SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.2)
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Subject: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics
(Compulsory subject)
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Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (
0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
- 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics: DSGE II (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
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Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (
0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics
(Compulsory subject)
- Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences
(SKZ: 300, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Compulsory subject)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
- 607.150 Advanced Macroeconomics: DSGE II (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Compulsory subject)
- 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: DSGE II (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Compulsory subject)
- 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: DSGE II (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Compulsory subject)