Unit name | Macroeconomic Theory and Policy |
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Unit code | ECON30077 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Kara |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Intermediate Macroeconomics ECON22134 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The broad aims of this unit are to extend studentsÂ’ knowledge of macroeconomic theory beyond the second year level, and to explore the implications for current macroeconomic issues - and government policy to deal with them - of recent developments in macroeconomic theory.
The topics covered change each year but they are generally a mixture of new topics and extensions of topics introduced in the first and second years.
Arguments will be explained in lectures using mainly diagrams; the lecturers will supply additional material, including any more technical material, in handouts.
These lecturers' handouts provide the core reading - 'the textbook' - for each topic in the unit. Other readings will include mathematical and non-mathematical alternatives.
Summative Assessment:
This is a three-hour closed book exam, consisting of eight or nine questions from which students choose three. Each question will require students to demonstrate all of the three learning outcomes.
Formative Assessment:
Students will write two essays which will form the basis of class discussions. The typical essay length is 2,000 – 2,500 words. These essays too will require the student to demonstrate all of the three learning outcomes
Lecturers' handouts together with specific items on websites and blogs.