Course: Dynamic Macroeconomics in English

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Course title Dynamic Macroeconomics in English
Course code KEM/ADE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Martinčík David, JUDr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The Basic Solow Model Savings in an OLG Model Infinitely Lived Agents Recursive Deterministic Models Recursive Stochastic Models Hansen's RBC Model Linear Quadratic Dynamic Programming Money: Cash in Advance Money in the Utility Function Staggered Pricing Model Staggered Wage Setting Financial Markets and Monetary Policy Small Open Economy Models

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 56 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand basic courses of: Basic Microeconomics, Basic Macroeconomics, Mathematics and Statistics
describe the principles of partial markets' working
explain the basic microeconomic models
explain the basic macroeconomic models
explain fundamental microeconomic variables
explain fundamental macroeconomic variables
describe the principles of the national economy working, including the interactions with foreign
Skills
estimate the change in behavior of microeconomic subjects with respect to the change of the parameter of the model
distinguish the basic microeconomic approaches according to their assumptions
interpret the values of microeconomic variables
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the basic principles of dynamic macroeconomics
classify various dynamic theories according to their initial assumptions
Skills
solve and estimate selected dynamic models using Dynare toolbox
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Textual studies
Skills
Practicum
Task-based study method
Competences
Lecture
Collaborative instruction
Cooperative instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Galí, Jordi. Monetary policy, inflation, and the business cycle : an introduction to the New Keynesian framework. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-691-13316-4.
  • Ljungqvist, Lars; Sargent, Thomas J. Recursive macroeconomic theory. 2nd ed. Cambridge : MIT Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-262-12274-0.
  • McCandless, George T. The ABCs of RBCs : an introduction to dynamic macroeconomic models. Cambridge : Harvard University Pres, 2008. ISBN 978-0-674-02814-2.
  • Walsh, Carl E. Monetary Theory and Policy, 2 edition. The MIT Press, 2003.


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