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CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Department of EconomicsECON 6021WEconomic Theory: Macroeconomics
Winter 2013
Instructor: Mariko J. KlasingOffice: A-808 Loeb
Office Hours: W, 2:00-3:00PM
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 520-2600 ext. 3758
Lectures: Tu, 8:35 PM - 11:25 PM
Attention: No class on Feb. 19
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this course is to provide Ph.D. students with modern macroeconomic theory.
Emphasis is laid on rigorous analysis as well as intuitive grasp of standard models. Topics
covered are consumption theory, economic growth, and investment theory.
TEXTBOOKS:
There is no particular required reading, but the following textbooks are useful for this course.
You can find a more detailed list of suggested readings for each of the topics further below.
Daron Acemoglu, Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton University Press,
2008
Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt,Endogenous Growth, MIT Press, 1997
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin,Economic Growth, MIT Press, 2003
Olivier J. Blanchard and Stanley Fischer,Lectures on Macroeconomics, MIT Press, 1989
David Romer,Advanced Macroeconomics, 4thed., McGraw Hill, 2011
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ORGANIZATION & READINGS (TENTATIVE):
Part I: Consumption Theory
Topics:
- 2-period Fischer model
- Optimal consumption over multiple periods (Life Cycle Model)
- Permanent Income Hypothesis
- Optimal consumption under uncertainty
- Liquidity constraints
- Precautionary savings
Readings:
Blanchard/Fischer, ch. 6
Angus Deaton, Understanding Consumption, Clarendon Press, 1989
Romer, ch. 7
Part II: Economic GrowthTopics:
- Neoclassical growth: Solow-Swan model
- Growth with optimal consumption I: Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans model
- Growth with optimal consumption II: Diamonds OLG model
- Endogenous Growth I: Models with externalities
- Endogenous Growth II: Innovation-based growth models
- Malthus population model
- Unified Growth Theory
Readings:
Acemoglu,Introduction to Modern Economic GrowthAghion/Howitt, Endogenous Growth
Aghion/Howitt: Growth with Quality-Improving Innovations: An Integrated Framework,
in: Aghion/Durlauf (ed.),Handbook of Economic Growth, ch. 2, Elsevier, 2005
Barro/Sala-i-Martin, ch. 1-7
Blanchard/Fischer, ch. 2-3
Cervellati/Sunde, Human-Capital Formation, Life Expectancy, and the Process of
Development,American Economic Review, 95: 1653-1672, 2005
Doepke, Accounting for the Fertility Decline During the Demographic Transition,Journal
of Economic Growth, 9: 347-383, 2004
Galor, From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory, in: Aghion/Durlauf (ed.),
Handbook of Economic Growth, ch. 4, Elsevier, 2005
Galor/Moav, Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth, Quarterly Journal of
Economics, 117:1133-1192, 2002
Galor/Weil, Population, Technology and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the
Demographic Transition and Beyond,American Economic Review, 90: 806-828, 2000
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Galor/Weil, The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth,American Economic Review, 86: 874-
887, 1996
Jones,Introduction to Economic Growth, Ch. 5, Norton, 2001
Jones, Growth and Ideas, in: Aghion/Durlauf (ed.),Handbook of Economic Growth, ch. 16,
Elsevier, 2005
Kremer, Population Growth and Technological Change: One Million B.C. to 1990,
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108:681-716, 1993
Lucas,Lectures on Economic Growth, Harvard University Press, 2004
Romer, Endogenous Technological Change, Journal of Political Economy, 98: 71-102,
1990
Romer, ch. 1-3
Part III: Investment Theory
Topics:
- The q-theory of investment- External and internal adjustment costs
- The effect of temporary vs. permanent shocks
- Investment under uncertainty
Readings:
Blanchard/Fischer, ch. 6
Romer, ch. 8
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COURSE EVALUATION:
Midterm (written): date: TBA
Final (written): date: April 9
The weight allocation is 40/60, i.e. your better grade will account for 60% of the final grade
and the other one for 40%.
We will decide on the dates for the midterm and final in class. The midterm will cover the
topics discussed in the first half of the course and the final the topics from the second half of
the course.
Assignments: There are no assignments that are marked for credit. However, I will give you
a set of exercise questions (incl. short solutions) for each topic that you should try to solve on
your own and that will help you to prepare for the exams.
Re-marking: Any request for the remarking of exams must be submitted in writing within
two weeks of that exam first being returned to the class. The request should contain a detailed
explanation of why you feel you should receive a higher mark. Please note that remarkingwill apply to the entire exam not just the contentious question. As a result, the revised mark
may be higher than, lower than or the same as the original mark.
Plagiarism: Please be aware that plagiarism is a serious offence at Carleton and should be
recognized and avoided. For further information on how to do so, please see Pammett on
Plagiarism and Paraphrasing at http://www.carleton.ca/economics/courses/writing-
preliminaries/.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS:
For Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities needing academic
accommodations in this course are required to contact a coordinator at the Paul Menton
Centre (ext. 6608) to complete the necessary Letter of Accommodation. After registering
with the PMC, make an appointment to meet and discuss your needs with me in order to
make the necessary arrangements as early in the semester as possible, but no later than two
weeks before the first assignment is due or the first test requiring accommodations is taking
place. Please note that the deadline for submitting completed forms to the Paul Menton
Centre is March 12, 2010.
For Religious Obligations:
To be worked out on individual basis with instructor. Consult the Equity Services website or
an Equity Advisor (ext. 5622) for policies and a list of holy days (www.carleton.ca/equity).
For Pregnancy:
Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are encouraged to contact an Equity
Advisor in Equity Services (ext 5622) to complete a letter of accommodation. The student
must then make an appointment to discuss her needs with the instructor at least two weeks
prior to the first academic event in which it is anticipated that the accommodation will be
required.