2020/2021
KAN-CPOLO1901U Advanced Macroeconomics
| English Title |
| Advanced
Macroeconomics |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
Fourth Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Karl Harmenberg - Department of Economics
(ECON)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
26-04-2021
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| Learning objectives |
- Explain and apply the fundamental theories of growth and
productivity
- Outline and assess the existing evidence on growth and
productivity
- Explain and apply the theories of production, consumption,
savings and investment
- Explain the effects of policies and shocks on the economy
- Outline and assess the existing evidence on production,
consumption, savings and investment
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| Examination |
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Advanced
Macroeconomics:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Please see text below |
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4 hour written home assignment with no page
max |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered
candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants
that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the
programme office will inform the students that the make-up
examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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Description of the exam
procedure
4 hour written home
assignment
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The aim of the course is to provide students with an
understanding of the macroeconomic environment of businesses. Such
understanding is essential for key employees in both financial and
non-financial institutions, corporations, and the government. The
course focuses on growth and productivity. Growth is a huge problem
for the contemporary world economy, and productivity is a major
challenge for developed and developing economies. The course will
also study the determinants of production, consumption, saving and
investment. Their interplay with growth and productivity is at the
core of both short term and long term economic policies in the US
and the EU.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course is composed of 11 three-hour sessions.
These class activities will involve lectures and problem-solving
exercises. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
We try to offer feedback in response to your
questions and work whenever feasible although please appreciate
that there are often time constraints. Please feel free to take
full advantage of the ‘office hours’ offered by full-time staff
members, although these can never be a substitute for participation
in lectures and classes. We also encourage you to ask questions or
make comments in class and form self-study groups to secure peer
feedback on your work.
There will be regular quizzes through Canvas and/or in class. These
quizzes are an important part of the course and it is strongly
encouraged to complete them, since they provide an opportunity for
the instructor to give continuous feedback throughout the
course. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures/ class exercises / “homework café”/ workshops
etc. |
33 hours |
| Preparation time (readings, group work, etc.) |
169 hours |
| Exam |
4 hours |
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| Expected literature |
- Niepelt, Dirk (2019) Macroeconomic Analysis, MIT Press,
ISBN 978-0262043472
- Further recommended readings and articles will be posted on
Canvas.
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Last updated on
26-04-2021
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