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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