Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in economics : general (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Undergraduate macroeconomics, microeconomics and mathematical and statistical methods.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises, presentations of scientific papers and empirical tutorials.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures and problem sets.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
For all color codes (orange and red): online teaching
Recommended or required readings
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.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam AND written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Final exam: oral exam on questions that the student will have answered in writing and sent to the professor before the oral exam.
The purpose of this exam is to verify the student's understanding of the course content.
For all color codes (orange and red): no change.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office 1.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@uliege.be
Assistant :
Michel Coppée, Office 1.57 (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366 3108
E-Mail : michel.coppee@uliege.be