Econ 133: Topics in Macroeconomic Theory

Fall 2007
Lectures T-R 3.30-4.45 PM at NH 1110}


Instructor: Professor Weerachart Tee Kilenthong,

Email: tee@econ.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: Wed 1-3 pm or by appointment at my office 3038 North Hall

Syllabus

This course studies micro-founded macroeconomic models. Concepts and tools from microeconomics
will be applied to macroeconomic issues, including economic growth, credit markets, fiscal and monetary
policies, current account determination. The topics will be presented and analyzed using simple mathematical
models with emphasis on general equilibrium and intertemporal economic analysis. The primary goal of this class
is to introduce some of standard tools, widely used in modern macroeconomics and necessary to understand
articles both in the press and academic journals. This course is demanding and highly quantitative.

Textbook:

  1. Macroeconomics, by Matthias Doepke, Andreas Lehnert, and Andrew Sellgren (henceforth, DLS),
  2. International Macroeconomics, by Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe and Martin Uribe (henceforth, SGU).

Both are free downloadable. Thanks to the authors for the permission.

 

Problem Sets :

  1. Problem Set 1 (Due on Oct 11, 2007) Solutions
  2. Problem Set 2 (Due on Oct 18, 2007) Solutions
  3. Problem Set 3 (Due on Oct 25, 2007) Solutions
  4. Problem Set 4 (Due on Nov 15, 2007) Solutions
  5. Problem Set 5 (Due on Nov 29, 2007) Solutions
  6. Problem Set 6 (Due on Dec 6, 2007) Solutions
  7. Extra questions (no need to hand it in) Solutions

Exams

  1. Midterm Solutions