Intermediate Macroeconomics I - JEM177

• Title: Intermediate Macroeconomics I
• Czech title: Intermediate Macroeconomics I
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2015 to 2015
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: JEB114
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: prof. Roman Horváth, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): prof. Roman Horváth, Ph.D.; Mgr. Nikoloz Kudashvili, Ph.D.; Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses not for incoming students

Annotation

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Let me kindly ask not to send your questions to Mr Horvath, he does not teach the course.

Feel free to contact Mr Kudashvili at [e-mail] in case you have any questions.
You are encouraged to ask questions during the lectures and/or seminars.
!!! Send an email to your professors in case the question cannot be asked during the seminar or lecture!!!

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This course gives an introduction to the macroeconomics at the intermediate level. The course will be strictly model-based. Upon successfully passing the course, you will be able to rigorously analyze and answer questions such as:

Why are some countries are rich while other countries remain poor?

Why cannot some people find a job?

Why is there inflation? Why is it bad?

What can policymakers do about inflation?

Can government policy be expansive and maintain low inflation at the same time?

Last update: Kudashvili Nikoloz, Mgr., Ph.D. (15.10.2020)

Course completion requirements

• 5%  of the grade: Attendance and participation
• 15%  of the grade: Problem sets     
• 30%  of the grade: Midtrm exam
• 50%  of the grade: Final exam

Pass:  Both 50% of total points  AND  50% of final exam.

Last update: Kudashvili Nikoloz, Mgr., Ph.D. (09.09.2021)

Literature

Primary textbook:

N. Gregory Mankiw (2010). Macroeconomics (7th Edition). Worth Publishers. 

Alternative textbook: J. Robert Barro (2010), Intermediate Macro 1e, South Western, Cengage Learning.

 

Last update: Kudashvili Nikoloz, Mgr., Ph.D. (05.10.2020)

Syllabus

AY 2020-2021: There will be no seminars in the first week of the winter semester. The first lecture will take place on the 2nd of October.

 

1) The Science of Macroeconomics, The Data of Macroeconomics [Chapters 1 and  2]

2) National Income - Where It Comes From Where It Goes [Chapter 3]

3) Money and Inflation [Chapter 4]

4) Money and Banking System [Chapter 19]

5) Open Economy - Balance of Payments, Saving and Investment in Small Open Economy, Net Exports; Exchange Rate - Real and Nominal, Power Parity Purchase, Fixed Exchange Rate Regime [Chapter 5]

6) Unemployment - Labor Demand, Labor Loss, Job Finding, Natural Rate of Unemployment, Types of Unemployment  [Chapter 6]

7) Economic Growth I - Solow Model, Capital Accumulation, Golden Rule of Capital, Population Growth [Chapters 7 and 8]

8) Economic Growth I - Solow Model, Capital Accumulation, Golden Rule of Capital, Population Growth [Chapters 7 and 8]

9) Economic Growth II - Progress in Solow Model, Policy to Promote Growth, Balanced Growth Path  [Chapters 7 and 8]

10) Endogenous Growth Theory, Growth Accounting [Chapters 7 and 8]

11) Government Debt and Budget Deficits [Chapter 16]

12) Final exam

 

 

 

Final exam dates:

TBD

Grading:

• A: 90.1-100
• B: 80.1-90
• C: 70.1-80
• D: 60.1-70
• E: 50.1-60
• F: 0-50

 

Here is the Moodle website for the course:

 

https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=10543

 

Last update: Kudashvili Nikoloz, Mgr., Ph.D. (26.10.2020)