Spring 2023 - ECON 809 G100
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)
Class Number: 3232
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Minjie Deng
minjied@sfu.ca
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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
- Class participation 10%
- Midterm Exam 40%
- Assignments 30%
- Presentation 20%
Materials
RECOMMENDED READING:
Ljungqvist and Sargent: Recursive Macroeconomic Theory (4th edition). 2018, MIT Press.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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Graduate Studies Notes:
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Registrar Notes:
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