ECON635-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020

Macroeconomics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 29 May 2020

Description

Real macroeconomics. Using dynamic optimisation to think about how much households spend and save, how much firms invest in durable equipment, and the macro effects of government outlays and how they are financed.

This course introduces students to the analysis of macroeconomic data. In particular, students learn to use empirical research methods within the context of economic theories.

Learning Outcomes

  • After successful completion of the course, students should be able to
  • comment and assess the relevant empirical literature and
  • conduct their own empirical analyses.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

ECON605

Guest Lecturer

Bernd Hayo (Visting Erskine Fellow)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $982.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON635 Occurrences

  • ECON635-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020
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