ECON 702: Seminar in Macroeconomic Theory

Course Materials

Syllabus

Notes and Supplements

Introduction and Preliminaries

Greek Letters (From Charles Geyer at U of M)

Math Review

Review of Intermediate Micro

Matlab for SFSU students Matlab Online

Matlab Basics Examples

Introduction

Typing Math in MS Word .docx

Typing with LyX

LaTex (Overleaf)

Growth

Solow Model Solow.xlsm

NGM intro The Neoclassical Growth Model

TDCE Slides

MatlabNGM NGM.xlsm

Business Cycles

Uncertainty Slides

RBC Slides1 Slides2

Kydland and Prescott 1996

Cooley and Prescott 1995

Monetary Economics

Monetary Theory Money.pptx CIA_slides

TimeInconsistency Slides

Kydland and Prescott Nobel Prize

Macrofinance

Asset Pricing

Mehra 2003 (on Equity Premium Puzzle)

Labor Markets

Search Model of Unemployment

Links to Macroeconomic Data

Penn World Tables

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis

CIA Factbook

Practice Exams

Common errors in midterm

Spring 2020 Mid Final

Spring 2019 Mid Final

Spring 2018 Mid Final

Spring 2017 Mid Final