Macroeconomics Methods
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON4039 | Economics | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ECON4039
- School
- Economics
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The course discusses the methods of advanced macroeconomic analysis and applies the methods to study selected current areas in macroeconomic (e.g. economic fluctuations, growth models, dynamic processing, and so on).
Target Students
MRes and first year PhD (non-MRes route) Economics students.
Classes
This module is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (2-hour): Exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The purposes of this course are:To familiarise students with recent developments in macroeconomicsTo help students to practise and improve their modelling skillsTo show the broad range of economic research methods, theoretical and empirical, that can be applied to study issues in economics.Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should
Be familiar with some of the most important recent theoretical and empirical methods in economics
Have developed their appreciation for the ways in which these methods can be applied to deepen our understanding of a wide range of economic problems
Have gained confidence and experience at constructing and analysing economic models.