Topics change from year to year. Most recent topics include: optimal fiscal …
Topics change from year to year. Most recent topics include: optimal fiscal and monetary policy; optimal capital taxation; time inconsistency and incentive incompatibility of optimal policies; redistribution and political economics; heterogeneous agents and incomplete markets; Real Business Cycle models and new-keynesian models; endogenous growth; aggregate fluctuations and propagation mechanisms; recursive methods and robust control in macro.
Survey of modern macroeconomics at a fairly advanced level. Topics include neoclassical …
Survey of modern macroeconomics at a fairly advanced level. Topics include neoclassical and new growth theory, consumption and saving behavior, investment, and unemployment. Use of the dynamic programming techniques. Assignments include problem sets and written discussions of macroeconomic events. Recommended for students planning to apply to graduate school in economics. Credit not given for both 14.05 and 14.06.
Economists typically focus on three kinds of unemployment: cyclical, frictional, and structural. …
Economists typically focus on three kinds of unemployment: cyclical, frictional, and structural. Learn about them, and how they relate to the business cycle, in this video.
Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory …
Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters.Changes made in Principles of Macroeconomics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition.
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the nature and causes of unemployment Analyze the natural rate of unemployment and the factors that affect it Identify how undeveloped labor markets can result in the same hardships as unemployment
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the structure and organization of the U.S. Federal Reserve Discuss how central banks impact monetary policy, promote financial stability, and provide banking services
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Use …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Use the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model to show periods of economic growth and recession Explain how unemployment and inflation impact the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model Evaluate the importance of the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model
In this chapter, you will learn about: Macroeconomic Perspectives on Demand and …
In this chapter, you will learn about: Macroeconomic Perspectives on Demand and Supply Building a Model of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Shifts in Aggregate Supply Shifts in Aggregate Demand How the AD/AS Model Incorporates Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation Keynes’ Law and Say’s Law in the AD/AS Model
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