MACROECONOMICS 1

Academic year
2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
MACROECONOMICS 1
Course code
EM2Q30 (AF:318308 AR:168000)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
SECS-P/02
Period
1st Semester
Course year
1
Where
VENEZIA
The course introduces to modern macroeconomic theory
Knowledge of the basis of modern economic and macroeconomic theory
Basic microeconomics and macroeconomics
1. Growth Facts

2. Theory of Growth

3. Consumption/Saving Theory

4. Real Business Cycle

5. Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Model

6. Topics at the Frontier

7. The Role of Money
- Acemoglu, Daron. Introduction to Modern Economic Growth. Princeton University Press, 2009.
- Barro, R. J., and X. Sala-i-Martin. Economic Growth. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
- Blanchard, O., and S. Fischer. Lectures on Macroeconomics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1989.

- Notes and articles provided in class
Written and oral examination.

Students will be asked to write a relatively short "original" paper (approx 20 pages) on a topic related to what has been discussed in class.
The essay will be then discussed in class by means of standard presentation. Students will have around 20/25 minutes to present their original work.
Traditional lectures and assignment of reading material
English
written
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 22/01/2020