Intermediate Macroeconomics

General information

Syllabus

Class Timetable

Problem Sets

A Closed-Economy One-Period Macroeconomic Model

Solow Model

A Two-Period Model: The Consumption-Savings Decisions

Business Cycle Theory: RBC and New-Keynesian Models

Unemployment: Search and Efficiency Wages

Inflation

Exams

There will be a written middle-term exam and a final exam during the semester. No registration is necessary for this exam. Just show up 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the exam in the lecture room and take your student ID with you. The exam lasts for 60 minutes.

Retake Exam

Wednesday, June 27th

Time: 15.00 – 16.30

Location: Room 24 (Main Building)

It will follow the problem sets from the lectures (with exception of the Business Cycles). If you decide to take the retake, you will lose all the points from the semester and your final grade will depend on the retake result only.

You have to register for the retake by writing an email to Pavol Majher(pavol.majher@univie.ac.at). Strict deadline for registration is Wednesday, June 20th.

The evaluation will be on Thursday, June 28th, at 15:00, in Seminarraum 2 (department, Hohenstaufengasse 9).

In case you have any further questions, also contact Mr.Majher.

Final Marks

Final marks are calculated according to the rules set out in the course announcement. The marks are a weighted average of your mark in the midterm exam and final exam.