Tópicos de Macroeconomia (2 º Sem 2019/2020)
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| Semester: | 2 nd |
| Credits: | 7.5 |
| Contact hours: | 6×120 min. lectures/seminars. |
| Compulsory for: | Ph.D. Programme in Economics. |
| Workload: | 200 hours. |
| Formal pre-requisites: | None. |
Aims and objectives Link
Topics in Macroeconomics is one of the second-semester compulsory subjects for the Ph.D. Programme in Economics at ISEG . The weekly workload is two hours and we anticipate 13 lectures/seminars.
Aims
- Introducing recent research topics in macroeconomic theory.
Objectives
- To explain and evaluate macroeconomic models.
- To apply macroeconomic models to practical economic and policy issues.
- To show a knowledge of the macroeconomic literature in general, and the reading list in particular.
De facto pre-requisites Link
Students enrolled in Macroeconomics are expected to possess:
- Intermediate-level knowledge in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Mathematics, and Statistics and Econometrics, that is taught in a good undergraduate school in Economics. If you are not sure about your previous background, we advise you to read A Summer Study Guide for New Students of the M.Sc. in Economics and M.Sc. in Monetary and Financial Economics, available in the restricted area.
- Advanced-level knowledge in the fundamental areas of M.Sc. courses in Economics and in Monetary and Financial Economics atught at ISEG , i.e. those corresponding to the subjects Econometrics, Mathematical Economics , History of Economic Thought, Macroecomics, and Microeconomics.
- Advanced-level knowledge in the fundamental areas of the Ph.D. Programme in Economics at ISEG, i.e. those corresponding to the subjects Advanced Econometrics, Advanced Mathematical Economics, Advanced Macroeconomics, and Advanced Microeconomics.