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040072 KU Topics in Macroeconomics (MA) (2022S)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 07.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 08.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 15.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 22.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 28.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 29.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 04.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 26.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 09.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 30.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 31.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 27.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course is aimed at advanced Master’s students and early-stage doctoral students with a special interest in macroeconomics. Participants are exposed to current and published research articles in selected sub-fields, e.g. macro/labor, economic growth, and macro/micro linkages, or stabilization policies. Students are equipped with the tools needed to fully understand these articles, and guided towards formulating their own research question(s). The course’s goal is to help students take off on an independent research project, e.g., a Master's thesis.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be weekly sessions where students take turns in presenting a pre-assigned research paper. Everybody is expected to regularly attend and actively participate in in-class discussions. The final grade is determined exclusively from (i) in-class presentation (30%), (ii) active participation in discussions (30%), and (iii) an outline of a research project which is due before the end of the term (40%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students need to obtain at least an average of 50% to pass this course. 50% - 60% implies a 4; 60% - 70% a 3; 70% - 84% a 2; 85% or above a 1.

Examination topics

All presented research articles.

Reading list

Selected research articles, e.g.
Bell, A. 2020. "Job-amenities and earnings inequality"
Fernandez-Villaverde et al., JME 2021 "Search complementarities and monopsony power"
LeBarbanchon et al. QJE 2020. "Gender differences in job search."
Malmendier and Nagel QJE 2011 "Depression babies"
Morazzoni and Sy 2021, “Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions”
Ventura, J. JEEA 2019. "Sharing a government."
Weil, D., QJE 1994 "Savings of the elderly in micro and macro data"

Association in the course directory

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