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Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - ECON 809 G100

Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)

Class Number: 3838

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    ECON 808.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course covers advanced macroeconomic theory topics. Emphasis will be placed on current research techniques. Topics covered may include: capital and growth theory, real business cycle models, models of fiat money, asset pricing models, endogenous growth models, development traps, macroeconomic complementarities, co-ordination failures, and adaptive behavior in macroeconomic models. Students with credit for ECON 806 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

The class will cover topics related to open-economy macroeconomics and models with incomplete markets and heterogeneous agents. This course emphasizes computational tools in quantitative macroeconomics.

 

Grading

  • Homework 40%
  • Midterm 30%
  • Final Exam (Take Home) 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None. 

RECOMMENDED READING:

Ljungqvist and Sargent: Recursive Macroeconomic Theory (4th edition). 2018, MIT Press.

 


Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.