Macroeconomics: Business Cycles
Lecture, three hours. Survey of representative agent and complete market models of short-run fluctuations. Facts about fluctuations and long-term growth. Real business cycle theory. Calibrating and simulating dynamic models. Asset prices, money, and inflation. Taxation of factor incomes. Cyclical aspects of employment. S/U or letter grading.
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Weill, P. et al. (Winter 2025)
Weill, P. et al. (Winter 2023)
Andrew Atkeson et al. (Winter 2021)
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Diego Zuniga Seminario (Winter 2018)
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou (Winter 2017)
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Liyan Shi (Winter 2016)
Andrew Atkeson and Adrien des Enffans D'Avernas (Winter 2014)
Lee Ohanian and Jinwook Hur (Winter 2013)
Atkeson, A.G. and Neumuller, S.B. (Winter 2011)
Atkeson, A.G. and Cravino, J.P. (Winter 2010)
Atkeson, A.G. and Fattal Jaef, R.N. (Winter 2009)
Cheremukhin, A.A. and Doepke, M. (Winter 2008)
Restrepo Echavarri and Ohanian, L. (Winter 2007)
Miyakawa, D. et al. (Winter 2006)
Fujimoto, J. and Farmer, R.E. (Winter 2005)
Chen, R. and Doepke, M. (Winter 2004)
Raffo, A. and Doepke, M. (Winter 2003)
Guajardo, J.C. and Cole, H.L. (Winter 2002)
Edmond, C.P. and Cole, H.L. (Winter 2001)
Hansen, G.D. and Arias, A.F. (Winter 2000)
Weill, P. et al.
25W
Weill, P. et al.
23W
Andrew Atkeson et al.
21W
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Diego Zuniga Seminario
18W
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou
17W
Pierre-Olivier Weill and Liyan Shi
16W
Andrew Atkeson and Adrien des Enffans D'Avernas
14W
Lee Ohanian and Jinwook Hur
13W
Atkeson, A.G. and Neumuller, S.B.
11W
Atkeson, A.G. and Cravino, J.P.
10W
Atkeson, A.G. and Fattal Jaef, R.N.
09W
Cheremukhin, A.A. and Doepke, M.
08W
Restrepo Echavarri and Ohanian, L.
07W
Miyakawa, D. et al.
06W
Fujimoto, J. and Farmer, R.E.
05W
Chen, R. and Doepke, M.
04W
Raffo, A. and Doepke, M.
03W
Guajardo, J.C. and Cole, H.L.
02W
Edmond, C.P. and Cole, H.L.
01W
Hansen, G.D. and Arias, A.F.
00W
Previously taught
21W
20W
19W
Grade distributions not available.