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Programming Exercises for Macroeconomic Policy Making

This repository holds all the course materials for 2023 Programming Exercises for Macroeconomic Policy Making in Kyoto University.

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Instructor

Naoki Tani (Program-Specific Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS), Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

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Material

The materials are written inside notebooks and markdown files (usually in slides/).

Tutorial files (in tutorial/) are expected to be run and filled by students.

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Setup requirement

• Students should use their laptops to engage in tutorials.
• Need to install Julia, Python, and Jupyter Notebook
• Easy instructions are given in the following URLs.
  • Julia: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2022/11/setup-julia-jupyter-notebook.html
  • Jupyte Notebook: https://jupyter.org/install

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Syllabus

1. Introduction (Apr. 12)

   • Course requirements and grading (mini exams and group presentation)

2. Tutorial 1: Julia Basics (Apr. 12)

3. Tutorial 2: Epidemiology model (1) (Apr. 26)

4. Mini exam (open-book) and comments (May 11)

5. Tutorial 3: Epidemiology model (2) (May 11)

6. Tutorial 4: Data and statistics (1) (May 24)

7. Special lecture made by K. Shonaka (Director for Public Finance, Wakayama Prefecture) (May 24)

8. Tutorial 5: Data and statistics (2) (Jun. 7)

9. Tutorial 6: Basic numerical methods (1) (Jun. 7)

10. Tutorial 7: Neoclassical growth model (1) (Jul. 5)

11. Tutorial 8: Neoclassical growth model (2) (Jul. 19)

12. Mini exam (open-book) and comments (Jul. 19)

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Grading

• 2 mini exams (75%)

• Group presentation (25%)