PhD Advanced Macroeconomics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON5002 | Economics | 5 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ECON5002
- School
- Economics
- Level
- 5
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The course discusses methods of advanced macroeconomics and their application in published papers on selected topics.
Target Students
Available for first year Economics PhD students only.
Classes
This module is delivered through a series of lectures.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 3000 words
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To familiarise students with macroeconomic methods and techniques used to develop the requisite skills to apply these in their research.Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should:
Be able to work with the main workhorse models of macroeconomics;
Be familiar with some of the most recent applications of the workhorse model, and be aware of many others;
Have improved their capacity to critically evaluate a paper;
Have improved their presentation skills;
Have a better sense of the quality required of a successful job market paper in macroeconomics.
Conveners
Last updated 07/01/2025.