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ECON44815: ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS

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Type	Tied
Level	4
Credits	15
Availability	Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Economics

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None

Aims

To develop knowledge and analytical skills in advanced macroeconomics.

Content

Advanced topics may be drawn from:
growth theory
business cycle theory: DSGE modelling
monetary theory
and their respective applications

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

be able to interpret scholarly literature in advanced macroeconomics;
have sufficient familiarity with the relevant current academic literature to identify open questions for their own research.

Subject-specific Skills:

be able to apply problem-solving and analytical skills to complex issues in macroeconomics.

Key Skills:

Written Communication;
Planning, Organising and Time Management;
Problem Solving and Analysis;
Using Initiative;
Numeracy;
Computer Literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching is by lectures, workshops and computer practicals. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in workshops and practicals, and private study.
Formative assessment is by means of one exercise.
Summative assessment is by means of a written examination and a project.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Lectures	10	1 per week	2 hours	20
Workshops	8	Weekly	1 hour	8	Yes
Practicals	3		2 hours	6	Yes
Preparation & Reading				114
Revision Lectures	1		2 hours	2
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 70%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
One in-person written examination	2 hours	100	Same

Component: Project		Component Weighting: 30%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Computational macroeconomics project	1000 words max excluding equations. tables and graphs	100	Same

Formative Assessment

One formative assignment will be assessed. This will be a set of analytical problems.

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