| Contact Information | Curriculum Vita | Research Papers | Computer Code | Teaching | Seminars | Other Stuff |
Econ 2410: Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Syllabus Summer 2009
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Fall 2005 |
Spring 2006 |
Summer 2006 |
Spring 2007 |
Summer 2007 |
Spring 2008 |
Summer 2008 | Summer 2009 |
| Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 |
| Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 |
| Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 | Exam 3 |
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 |
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| Chapter 2: The Data of Macroeconomics |
problem set #2 due (9/11) key |
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| Chapter 3: National Income |
problem set #3 due (9/27) key |
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| Chapter 4: Money and Inflation |
problem set #4 due (10/4) key |
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| Chapter 5: The Open Economy |
problem set #5 due (10/25) key |
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| Chapter 6: Unemployment | ||
| Chapter 7: Economic Growth I | ||
| Chapter 8: Economic Growth II |
problem set #6 due (11/13) key |
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| Chapter 9: Introduction to Economic Fluctuations | ||
| Chapter 10: Building the IS-LM Model |
problem set #7 due (12/6) key |
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| 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 2009
| Topic | Problem Set | Answer Key |
| I. Long Run Economic Growth | ||
| Exogenous Growth Models | problem set #1 (due 9/21) | answer key #1 |
| New Growth Theory | problem set #2 (due 10/5) | answer key #2 |
| Overlapping Generations Models | problem set #3 (due 10/26) | answer key #3 |
| The Neoclassical Growth Model | problem set #4 (due 11/9) | answer key #4 |
| II. Short Run Economic Fluctuations | ||
| Real Business Cycle Models | problem set #5 (due 11/30) | answer key #5 |
| Traditional Keynesian Theory | problem set #6 | answer key #6 |
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Previous Final Exams |
Ph.D. Qualifying Exams |
| June 2006, August 2006 | |
| June 2007, August 2007 | |
| June 2008, August 2008 | |
| June 2009, August 2009 |
Econ 7720: Monetary Economics
Course Syllabus Spring 2009
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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 | question 2, question 3 | |
| Solving Linear Rational Expectations Models | ||
| Flexible Price Models (Part B): Cash-in-Advance Models | question 4 | |
| Sticky Price Models: New Keynesian Approach | question 5 | |
| Interest Rate Rules and Equilibrium Determinacy | ||
| Maximum Likelihood Estimation Using the Kalman Filter | ||
| Optimal Monetary Policy in the New Keynesian Framework | question 6, question 7 | |
| Inflation Stabilization and Welfare | question 8 |