363-0575-00L Economic Growth, Cycles and Policy
| Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2020 |
| Dozierende | H. Gersbach |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Lehrveranstaltungen
| Nummer | Titel | Umfang | Dozierende | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363-0575-00 G | Economic Growth, Cycles and Policy Teaching assistant Florian Böser: fboeser@ethz.ch | 2 Std. |
| H. Gersbach |
Katalogdaten
| Kurzbeschreibung | This intermediate course focuses on the core thinking devices and foundations in macroeconomics and monetary economics, and uses these devices to understand economic growth, business cycles, crises as well as how to conduct monetary and fiscal policies and policies to foster the stability of financial and economic systems. |
| Lernziel | - Fundamental knowledge about the drivers of economic growth in the short and long run, key macroeconomic variables and observed patterns in developed countries - Comprehensive understanding of core macroeconomic frameworks and thinking devices |
| Inhalt | This intermediate course focuses on the core thinking devices and foundations in macroeconomics and monetary economics, and uses these devices to understand economic growth, business cycles, crises as well as how to conduct monetary and fiscal policies and policies to foster the stability of financial and economic systems. The course is structured in the following way: Part I: Basics - Introduction - IS-LM Model in Closed Economy (Repetition) - Schools of Thought - Consumption and Investment - The Solow Growth Model Part II: Special Themes - Money Holding, Inflation, and Monetary Policy - Crises in Market Economies - IS-LM Model and Open Economy - Theories of exchange rate determination - Technical Appendix |
| Skript | Copies of the slides will be made available. |
| Literatur | Chapters in Manfred Gärtner (2009), Macroeconomics, Third Edition, Prentice Hall. and selected chapters in other books and/or papers |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | It is required that participants have attended the lecture "Principles of Macroeconomics" (363-0565-00L). |
Leistungskontrolle
| Information zur Leistungskontrolle (gültig bis die Lerneinheit neu gelesen wird) | |
Leistungskontrolle als Semesterkurs | |
| ECTS Kreditpunkte | 3 KP |
| Prüfende | H. Gersbach |
| Form | Semesterendprüfung |
| Prüfungssprache | Englisch |
| Repetition | Es wird ein Repetitionstermin in den ersten zwei Wochen des unmittelbar nachfolgenden Semesters angeboten. |
| Zusatzinformation zum Prüfungsmodus | Written exam: No resources (like books, scripts, notes) allowed. |
Lernmaterialien
| Keine öffentlichen Lernmaterialien verfügbar. | |
| Es werden nur die öffentlichen Lernmaterialien aufgeführt. |
Gruppen
| Keine Informationen zu Gruppen vorhanden. |
Einschränkungen
| Keine zusätzlichen Belegungseinschränkungen vorhanden. |
Angeboten in
| Studiengang | Bereich | Typ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management, Technologie und Ökonomie Master | Mikro- und Makroökonomie | W+ |  |
| MAS in Management, Technology, and Economics | Micro and Macroeconomics | W+ | |
| Mathematik Master | Economics | W | |