EC539      
Macroeconomics for Research Students

This information is for the 2012/13 session.

Teachers responsible

Dr E Ilzetzki, STC.S879, Dr P Michaillat, STC.S484 and Dr K Sheedy, STC.S682.

Availability

MRes/PhD students in Economics

Course content

Surveys the most recent development in macroeconomics, with an emphasis on technical detail and directions for further research opened up by the material. The goal is to put the students on the research path by bringing them to the research frontier.

Teaching

60 hours of lectures, MT & LT

Formative coursework

One piece of work per term will be required and feedback given by teachers.

Indicative reading

Readings will be mainly from journal articles; a list will be supplied at the start of term.

Assessment

A three-hour written examination in the ST

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