7196-HS2022-0-Macroeconomics II





Root number 7196
Semester HS2022
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Economics
Type of exam Assignment
Title Macroeconomics II
Description This course introduces Master students to modern macroeconomic theory. Building on the analysis of the consumption-savings tradeoff in dynamic economies and on concepts from general equilibrium theory, the course covers workhorse general equilibrium models of modern macroeconomics: the representative agent framework, the overlapping generations model, and the Lucas tree model.
Readings: The course follows the lecturer’s textbook "Macroeconomic Analysis”, MIT Press, 2019.

Language: English
Credits: 3 SWS / 4.5 ECTS
Prerequisites: Macroeconomics I, Microeconomics I, good understanding of constrained optimization
Evaluation: Closed-book written final exam, in English
Compulsory, fall term


Lecture (Mondays): 10.15-12.00h, A-126, UniS
Exercises with Teaching Assistant Stefano Corbellini (stefano.corbellini@unibe.ch)
Tuesday 12.15-14.00h, every second week, 215, H4

1st exam: Monday, December 19, 2022 10:15 - 12.00 hrs, 105 min, A-126, UniS
2nd exam: Monday, February 13, 2023, 15:30 - 17.15 hrs, 105 min *** please note different time *****, 201, H4
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Dirk NiepeltDepartment of Economics 
ECTS 4.5
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Monday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Tuesday 12:15-14:00 Fortnightly
Monday 19/12/2022 10:15-12:00
Monday 13/2/2023 15:30-17:15
 
Rooms Seminarraum 215, Hauptgebäude H4
Hörraum A -126, UniS
External rooms 201. H4
 
Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts.