Postgraduate Course: Macroeconomics 1 (ECNM11024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this module is to introduce you to the theoretical analysis of growth, economic fluctuations and the role of macroeconomics policy. By the end of the module you should be able to outline and manipulate a number of popular theoretical models, derive and analyse the relevant policy conclusions implied by them, and refer to the available evidence. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 3-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 3-11 | | | | 10:00 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 3, Thursday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Old College, Lecture Theatre 175 |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of the main aspects of the Classical, Keynesian (and New Keynsian), Monetarist and New Classical macromodels, focusing on explanations provided for macroeconomic fluctuations and policy effectiveness.
Knowledge and understanding of the stylized facts of long-run economic growth, of the models in which the driving forces of growth are both exogenously and endogenously determined and of the empirics of growth in the long-run.
Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between real and nominal variables via the introduction of money in the New Classical (flexible price) and New Keynesian (sticky price) models and of policy problems including time inconsistency.
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Assessment Information
| The final examination in the April / May diet counts for 60 per cent of the total grade. 10 per cent of the final grade is made up from lab-based assessments. The remaining 30 per cent of the final grade comes from a three-hour class test in December. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Holt
Tel: (0131 6)50 8350
Email: Richard.Holt@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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