| Unit name | MRes Macroeconomics 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0026 |
| Credit points | 15 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Abraham |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Economics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to broaden and deepen knowledge and understanding of selected topics in macroeconomics focusing in particular on issues of short term fluctuations and the foundations for the current workhorse dynamic models. In a first part, we will study the consumer problem: intertemporal choices, consumption, asset pricing and savings under uncertainty. In a second part, we introduce firms, the labour demand side and general equilibrium dynamics. We first analyse “Real Business Cycles” models in which monetary policy is neutral. We then discuss monetary policy in a New-Keynesian framework with (nominal) price and wage rigidities. The unit aims for students to be able to use these tools while understanding their limitations and to apply them when undertaking novel research.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
online exam (85%) and coursework (15%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
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