My Teaching
Challenges of the European Union and Euro Area
In this class, students are given the tools to understand and analyze the major challenges facing the European Union and of the Eurozone. The tools include a historical perspective as well as an application of basic microeconomic and macroeconomic models. Topics covered include the slowdown of economic growth in Europe in recent decades, the challenges surrounding Brexit, the Eurozone Crisis, as well as the challenges of fiscal and monetary policy in the Eurozone.
Principles of Macroeconomics
This course is a continuation of introduction to economics with emphasis on the measurement of national economic performance (GDP, CPI, unemployment rate), basic models of long-run economic growth, the financial market, the labor market, the role of money, the business cycle, as well as fiscal and monetary policy.
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
This is a course in macroeconomic theory at the intermediate level. Macroeconomics is concerned with the behavior of the aggregate economy. In the course we will be examining macroeconomic data and studying models designed to help us understand those data. We will pay special attention to the role of policymakers in shaping macroeconomic outcomes, and we will also look into international dimensions of the economy.
International Economics
Understanding the complex ways economies are linked to each other through the flow of goods, services, and assets is increasingly important in this era of globalization. This course introduces students to basic models in international trade and international macroeconomics, building on their knowledge of the principles of micro- and macroeconomics. Among the topics covered are the sources of gains from trade, the impact of globalization on wages, the welfare effects and political economy of trade policy, the determinants of the current account, the role of the exchange rate in adjustment to economic shocks, and the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy in open economies. Assignments will include problem sets as well as empirical exercises, which provide an opportunity for students to improve their skills in handling economic data.