Macroeconomic Theory – ECON 815

 

Welcome to the course webpage:

here you can find the syllabus and the assignments

 

Announcements

 

·         All the slides are online (password protected).

 

·         The new syllabus is online (13 JAN 12).

 

·         The slides of the lectures are going to be posted in advance; please print and bring them in class. This way you can focus on the lecture rather than on writing.

 

·         In order to comply with Copyright rules at Queen’s, the lectures notes will be password protected. Each student enrolled in the course will receive a password for the zip files.

 

 ECON 815 - Syllabus

 

Slides and Materials used in class

 

 ECON 815 – Lecture Notes on Differential Equations

 

 ECON 815 – Lecture Notes on Optimal Control Theory

 

 LECTURE 1 (INTRODUCTION)

 

 LECTURE 2 (DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS)

 

 LECTURE 3 (OPTIMAL CONTROL)

 

 LECTURE 4 (INTRO TO GROWTH)

 

 LECTURE 5 & 6 (NGT)

 

 LECTURE 7 & 8 (RAMSEY)

 

 LECTURE 9 (EXTENSION TO RAMSEY)

 

 LECTURE 10 (OLG)

 

 LECTURE 11 (EGT: ONE SECTOR MODELS)

 

 LECTURE 12 (EGT: ONE SECTOR MODELS WITH SPILLOVERS)

 

 LECTURE 13 (GROWTH ACCOUNTING)

 

 LECTURE 14 (GROWTH EMPIRICS FOR A CROSS SECTION OF COUNTRIES)

 

 LECTURE 15 (EGT: TWO-SECTOR MODELS WITH INCREASING VARIETIES)

 

 LECTURE 16 (EGT: ROMER 1990 MODEL)

 

 ECON 815 – Zilibotti’s Lecture Notes on Romer 90

 

 LECTURE 17 (JOB SEARCH THEORY – DISCRETE TIME)

 

 LECTURE 18 (JOB SEARCH THEORY – CONTINUOUS TIME)

 

 LECTURE 19 (MATCHING THEORY: BASELINE MODEL)

 

 LECTURE 20 (MATCHING THEORY: EXTENSIONS)

 

 

Assignments

 

 PROBLEM SET 1 (DUE FEB 3rd)

 

 PROBLEM SET 2 (DUE FEB 17th)

 

 PRACTICE MIDTERM QUESTIONS (NEVER DUE) SOLUTIONS

 

 PROBLEM SET 3 (DUE TBA)

 

PROBLEM SET 3 - STATA DATASET

 

 PROBLEM SET 4 (DUE TBA)

 

 PROBLEM SET 5 (DUE TBA)

 

 ROMER TUTORIAL

 

 FINAL EXAM 2008/09

 

 FINAL EXAM 2009/10

 

 FINAL EXAM 2010/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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