Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 14.462 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Advanced Macroeconomics II 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Economics 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. George Marios Angeletos
  Prof. Gilles Saint-Paul 
• Course Introduction:
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  14.462 Advanced Macroeconomics II
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  All assignments may be downloaded for this course. In addition, an extensive bibliography is provided.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  14.462 is the second semester of the second-year Ph.D. macroeconomics sequence.

  The course is intended to introduce the students, not only to particular areas of current research, but also to some very useful analytical tools. It covers a selection of topics that varies from year to year. Recent topics include:

  • Growth and Fluctuations
  • Heterogeneity and Incomplete Markets
  • Optimal Fiscal Policy
  • Time Inconsistency
  • Reputation
  • Coordination Games and Macroeconomic Complementarities
  • Information

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .m, .mat.