ECON 385 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Designed for majors and Honors students in Economics. Theories of stabilization policy; expectations; the government budget constraint; inflation and unemployment; business cycles and growth; theories of aggregate consumption, investment, money demand, and money supply. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 281, 282 and 299 or equivalent, and MATH 156 or equivalent.

ECON 682 - PhD Macroeconomic Theory II

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The course extends the methods and analyses in ECON 681 and topics covered may include New Keynesian theories of the business cycle, as well as models of search, consumption theory, and the economics of incomplete markets. Prerequisite: ECON 681 or equivalent.