ECON 532  -  MACROECONOMICS II


Syllabus                   Grades


1st Part  

Week 1-2: Growth I  (Solow-Swan & AK Models)

Week 2-3: Growth II  (Ramsey Model-Appendix)  

Week 3-4: Growth III (Ramsey Model-Government)

                Practice Problems (Solutions) - Exam I  


2nd Part

Week 5: Further Topics in the Ramsey Model (see practice problems)

Week 6: Growth IV  (An OLG Model)            

Week 7: Unemployment  (The Search and Matching Model)

             Practice Problems (Solutions) - Exam II  


3rd Part                           

Week 9:       Consumption I   (Introduction to Consumption)

Week 10-11: Consumption II  (Permanent Income and Optimal Consumption)

                    Practice Problems (Solutions) - Exam III  


Additional Topics: 

Open Economy in the Ramsey Model

Technological Innovations     

Growth Accounting     

Investment