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| ECON0933-1 | Advanced Macroeconomics
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Lionel Artige |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | This course deals with macroeconomic questions. It consists of two parts: (1) the Solow and Ramsey models, and the models of endogenous growth; and (2) the overlapping generations model and public policies of intergenerational transfers.
This course uses quantitative methods.
The level of this course is significantly higher than the average level of the courses offered in Master. This courses thus demands a regular effort. |
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| Course objective : | The objective of this course is to provide the students with a solid theoretical and empirical background of the quantitative macroeconomic analysis.
This course should be considered as a preparation for doctoral studies. |
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| Prerequisites : | Undergraduate macroeconomics, microeconomics and mathematical and statistical methods. |
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| Workshops : | Exercises, presentations of scientific papers and empirical tutorials. |
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| Organization : | Lectures and problem sets. |
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| Written notes : | Recommended readings:
-Barro, R. & X. Sala i Martin (2003), Economic Growth, MIT Press.
-De La Croix, D. & Ph. Michel (2002), A Theory of Economic Growth: Dynamics and Policy in Overlapping Generations, Cambridge University Press. |
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| Assessment : | Final written exam. |
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| Contacts : | Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office I.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
David Dubois, Office I.58
Tel. : 04/366 3125
E-Mail : alias_dubs@hotmail.com |
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