Course materials for ECON307

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Syllabus

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Lectures

1. January 3rd - Introduction to Modern Macro
2. January 5th - Math Review
3. January 8th - Asset Pricing and Difference Equations
4. January 10th - Review of Problem Set 0
5. January 12th - Permanent Income Model
6. January 15th - Finish Permanent Income Model and start Markov Chains and Unemployment
7. January 17th - Markov Chains and Unemployment
8. January 19th - Stochastic Asset Pricing
9. January 22nd - Finish Stochastic Asset Pricing
10. January 24nd - Started Stochastic Permanent Income Model
11. January 26th - Stochastic Permanent Income Model
12. January 29th - Final example in Stochastic Permanent Income Model
13. January 31st - Review Problem Set 1
14. February 2nd - Borrowing Constraints and Dynamic Programming
15. February 5th - Finish Borrowing Constraints and Dynamic Programming
16. February 7th - Review Problem Set 2
17. February 9th - Review Problem Set 3
18. February 12th - Official holiday
19. February 14th - Review Midterm Practice Problems
20. February 16th - Midterm
21. February 26th - Search
22. February 28th - Finish Search and start General Equilibrium
23. March 2nd - Finish General Equilibrium
24. March 7th - Interest Rates
25. March 9th - Finish Interest Rates
26. March 12th - Stochastic Interest Rates
27. March 14th - Review Problem Set 4
28. March 16th - Finish Stochastic Interest Rates
29. March 19th - Growth
30. March 21st - Growth
31. March 23rd - Growth and Fiscal Policy
32. March 26th - Review Problem Set 5
33. March 28th - Growth and Fiscal Policy
34. April 4th - Review Problem Set 6
35. April 6th - Review Final Practice Problems

Problem Sets

1. Due in Class January 10th - Problem Set 0
2. Due in Class January 22nd - Problem Set 1
3. Due in Class February 2nd - Problem Set 2
4. Due in Class February 9th - Problem Set 3
5. Not Handed In - Midterm Practice Problems
6. Due in Class March 7th - Problem Set 4
7. Due in Class March 19th - Problem Set 5
8. Due in Class April 4th - Problem Set 6
9. Not Handed In - Final Practice Problems

Exams

1. February 16th - Midterm 12-2pm
2. April 19th - Final Exam 12-3pm (Tentative)