2nd year Ph.D./MSQE field course (6 CP, Macroeconomics)

First lecture: October 14, 2024
Last lecture: December 11, 2024
Exam date: tbd
Venue: see schedule

Find a detailed scheduled of times and locations on QiS or as a PDF.

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the analysis of monetary and fiscal policy making with practical applications to current policy challenges. Examples from the European Union, the United States and Japan will be discussed. We will develop models of monetary and fiscal policy and learn how different policy recommendations can be evaluated using these models. Students will conduct practical simulation exercises and make use of MATLAB-based software tools for model analysis. Furthermore, modelling approaches of Covid19 as well as fiscal policy during pandemics are studied.

Teaching Assistants: Jan Herrmann (HoF 4.50) and Maximilian Vilt (HoF 4.57)

Registration: Please send an e-mail to Jan Herrmann (herrmann[at]imfs-frankfurt[dot]de) to confirm that you wish to obtain course information and whether you will take this course for credit. Please include your matriculation number, student status (Ph.D. or MSQE), year of study and full name. Please note that in order to obtain credit points for the course, it is also required to register for the course at the Office of Academic Records at GSEFM.