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Econ 2410: Principles of Macroeconomics

Course Syllabus    Summer 2010

Mankiw Lecture Slides

Fall 2005

Spring 2006

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Spring 2007

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Summer 2010

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Econ 3510: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Course Syllabus    Fall 2007

Lecture Slides

In-Class Practice Problems

Problem Sets and Answer Keys

Chapter 1: The Science of Macroeconomics

 

problem set #1     due (9/4)     key

Chapter 2: The Data of Macroeconomics

GDP, price deflator, CPI

problem set #2     due (9/11)     key

Chapter 3: National Income

saving/investment, loanable funds

problem set #3     due (9/27)     key

Chapter 4: Money and Inflation

Quantity theory, Fisher equation

problem set #4    due (10/4)     key

Chapter 5: The Open Economy

nominal/real exchange rates, trade balance

problem set #5     due (10/25)     key

Chapter 6: Unemployment

 

 

Chapter 7: Economic Growth I

Solow model, golden rule     Excel worksheet

 

Chapter 8: Economic Growth II

Solow model, technological growth

problem set #6     due (11/13)     key

Chapter 9: Introduction to Economic Fluctuations

 

 

Chapter 10: Building the IS-LM Model

AD-AS, Keynesian cross, multiplier

problem set #7     due (12/6)     key

Chapter 11: Applying the IS-LM Model

 

 

Chapter 12: The Mundell-Fleming Model

 

 

Chapter 13: Aggregate Supply

 

 

 

Econ 6110: Advanced Macroeconomics I

Course Syllabus    Fall 2010

Topic

Problem Set

Answer Key

I. Long Run Economic Growth

 

 

     Exogenous Growth Models

problem set #1 due 9/20     

answer key #1

     New Growth Theory

problem set #2 due 10/4    

answer key #2

     Overlapping Generations Models

problem set #3 due 10/25    

answer key #3

     The Neoclassical Growth Model

problem set #4 due 11/8     

answer key #4

II. Short Run Economic Fluctuations

 

 

     Real Business Cycle Models

problem set #5 due 11/29    

answer key #5

     Traditional Keynesian Theory

problem set #6 due 12/15    

answer key #6

 

Previous Final Exams

Ph.D. Qualifying Exams

Fall 2005

June 2006, August 2006

Fall 2006

June 2007, August 2007

Fall 2007

June 2008, August 2008

Fall 2008

June 2009, August 2009

Fall 2009

June 2010

 

Econ 7720: Monetary Economics

Course Syllabus    Spring 2010

Topic

Matlab Codes

Candidate Exam Questions

Empirical Evidence on Money, Prices, and Output

econ7720_corr.m, econ7720_corr_data.xls, mth2qtr.m, hpfilter.m, sample_moments.m, econ7720_VAR.m, econ7720_VAR_data.xls, var.m, ols.m, sims_ident.m, lag.m, cols.m, trimr.m, triang_fact.m

question 1

Flexible Price Models (Part A): Money-in-the-Utility Function

econ7720_MIU.m, artf_data.m, multirandn.m

question 2, question 3

Solving Linear Rational Expectations Models

klein.m, reorder.m, qzswitch.m, e.m

 

Flexible Price Models (Part B): Cash-in-Advance Models

econ7720_CIA.m

question 4

Sticky Price Models: New Keynesian Approach

econ7720_NK.m

question 5

Interest Rate Rules and Equilibrium Determinacy

 

 

Maximum Likelihood Estimation Using the Kalman Filter

econ7720_Ireland.m, econ7720_kalman.m, grad_hess.m, vec.m

 

Optimal Monetary Policy in the New Keynesian Framework

econ7720_optpolicy.m

question 6, question 7

Inflation Stabilization and Welfare

 

question 8