040050 UK Macroeconomics and Inequality (BA) (2013W)
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This is a course for advanced bachelor students in economics. Good knowledge of macroeconomics, microeconomics and mathematics at the level taught in the economics bachelor is required.
Detailed course information (syllabus) can be found on http://homepage.univie.ac.at/theresa.grafeneder-weissteiner/.
Detailed course information (syllabus) can be found on http://homepage.univie.ac.at/theresa.grafeneder-weissteiner/.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 06.09.2013 09:00 to Fr 20.09.2013 14:00
- Registration is open from We 25.09.2013 09:00 to Th 26.09.2013 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 14.10.2013 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 02.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 03.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 09.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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Thursday
10.10.
08:00 - 10:00
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß - Wednesday 16.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 17.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 23.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 24.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 30.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 31.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 06.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 07.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 13.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 14.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 20.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 21.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 27.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 28.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 04.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 05.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 11.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 12.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 18.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 08.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 09.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 15.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 16.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 22.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 23.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Wednesday 29.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Thursday 30.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course covers inequality topics in macroeconomics at the undergraduate level. After a short motivating introduction, we will first discuss how to measure inequality. Then, quite some time will be spent on the topic of inequality and growth. The rest of the course deals with inequality and business cycles, inequality and financial markets and inequality and labor markets. Student presentations will complement the topics discussed in class.
Assessment and permitted materials
Grades will be based on a written exam (40%), a presentation (20%) and discussion of a paper (10%), and problem sets (30%). A minimum of 50% of the total is necessary for passing the course.
Note that signing off the course is possible only 14th of October; a grade will be given to all participants still signed in after this date.
Note that signing off the course is possible only 14th of October; a grade will be given to all participants still signed in after this date.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The goal of this course is to make students familiar with inequality issues in macroeconomics. After finishing it, students should be able to understand and discuss inequality issues in macroeconomics based on empirical facts and theoretical reasoning.
Examination topics
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, selected papers will be presented in a formal and rigorous way. Students are required to read the discussed literature and prepare problem sets (every Thursday lecture discussing selected paper(s), every Wednesday in following week discussion of problem set). The first part ends with a written exam. The second part consists of student presentations and discussions of further papers: every participant (individually or in groups depending on the total number of course participants) will i) prepare a paper from the provided reading list and present it in class and ii) discuss another paper in class during the presentation of the respective paper.
Reading list
Since no single textbook all topics adequately, the course will primarliy be based on journal articles. A detailed syllabus will be made available before the beginning of the course.
Association in the course directory
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