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MACROECONOMICS

provided by University of East Anglia

Course Details

(last updated: August 2022)


  • Term in which taught: Fall semester (October-December 2022).

  • Application deadline: please apply by 10 November 2022 in order to join this course online

  • Pre-requisites: optimization techniques, familiarity with microeconomics at the level of Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green.

  • Summary course description: This course provides students with the main tools of modern macroeconomics. The focus is on modelling the evolution over time of aggregate variables using micro-founded dynamic models. Topics range from short-term phenomena like business cycles and fluctuations to long-term phenomena like economic growth. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of how to model interactions between real markets - like the labour market and markets for different goods - and financial markets (money and assets).

Further details about this course (click to expand)

Taught sessions: 8 lectures (2 hours each; 16 contact hours in total) delivered through Microsoft Teams according to the following timetable:

  • 30 November 2022, 11-13

  • 2 December 2022, 11-13

  • 5 December 2022, 11-13

  • 7 December 2021, 11-13

  • 9 December 2021, 11-13

  • 12 December 2021, 11-13

  • 14 December 2021, 11-13

  • 16 December 2021, 11-13

Learning objectives: The course will improve your understanding of macroeconomic issues including how these issues are modelled and studied. In addition your skills in developing your own economic models as well as critically discussing research contributions will be developed.

How to Apply

In order to apply for this course, you need to (1) send an Application Email to the Instructor and to (2) fill the Confirmation Form at the bottom of this page. Please complete both steps according to the instructions reported below.

1. Application Email: instructions

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To: [INSTRUCTOR]

Cc: [ACADEMIC OFFICER]

Object: Application to your online PhD course (ShOT/SEDOT)


Dear Prof [INSTRUCTOR],

My name is [STUDENT NAME], PhD student at [HOME UNIVERSITY]. I would like to attend online your PhD course in [COURSE TITLE], shared through the ShOT/SEDOT network. Please let me know if I can join the course, I look forward to hearing from you.

2. Confirmation Form: instructions

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