Students enrolled in Macroeconomics are expected to possess:

• Intermediate-level knowledge in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Mathematics, and Statistics and Econometrics, that is taught in a good undergraduate school in Economics. If you are not sure about your previous background, we advise you to read A Summer Study Guide for New Students of the M.Sc. in Economics and M.Sc. in Monetary and Financial Economics , available in the restricted area.
• Advanced-level knowledge in the fundamental areas of M.Sc. courses in Economics and in Monetary and Financial Economics atught at ISEG , i.e. those corresponding to the subjects Econometrics, Mathematical E conomics, History of Economic Thought, Macroecomics, and Microeconomics.
• Advanced-level knowledge in the fundamental areas of the Ph.D. Programme in Economics at ISEG, i.e. those corresponding to the subjects Advanced Econometrics, Advanced Mathematical Economics, Advanced Macroeconomics, and Advanced Microeconomics.

Topics in Macroeconomics is one of the second-semester compulsory subjects for the Ph.D. Programme in Economics  at ISEG . The weekly workload is two hours and we anticipate 13 lectures/seminars.

Aims

• Introducing recent research topics in macroeconomic theory.

Objectives

• To explain and evaluate macroeconomic models.
• To apply macroeconomic models to practical economic and policy issues.
• To show a knowledge of the macroeconomic literature in general, and the reading list in particular.