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First-Term Courses 2014-2015

Compulsory Courses*

These are in 3 blocks, with the background course on Mathematics starting on 26 August, and the courses on Statistics and Econometrics and on Microeconomics starting on 8 September [see September schedule] and then twice a week until the middle of February 2015 (going into the second term). The Macroeconomics module will start in the second block (in November) and will continue until the middle of April. Each block is followed by exams, which will take place in the weeks of 20 October (block I), 15 December (block II) and 16 February (block III), while the Macro block III exams will take place in the second week of April.

 

 

Statistics and Econometrics

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

 

* Compulsory for first-year research students. For the compulsory courses, there are additional exercise classes by Teaching Assistants.

Advanced Courses

During the first and second year, students are required to pass two advanced courses in each of the three fields (Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics) to be chosen with the agreement of the supervisor/advisor, plus 2 additional advanced courses, chosen freely, for a total of 8 courses. They must pass at least two advanced courses during the first year to be considered for promotion to the second year. Any remaining advanced course requirement will need to be fulfilled in the second year.

 

Advanced courses for Second Year Students only


Macroeconomics or Econometrics

Fabio Canova - Calibration and Structural Estimation of Macroeconometric Models, 4 workshops of 3 days each, from September.

- 8 September (11:00-13:00), 9 September (14:00-16:00), 10 September (8:45-10:45)
- 29 September, 9:00-11:00
- 30 September, 1 October (15:00-17:00)
- 13-14 October  (15:00-17:00), 15 October (8:45-10:45)
- 3-4-5 November (15:00-17:00)

 

 

Microeconomics or Macroeconomics

David Levine - advanced course in two parts.

Time: 11:00-13:00

part 1: Learning and Evolution in Games

- 16 September
- 18 September
- 23 September
- 25 September
- 30 September

part 2: Political Economy and State Power

- 2 October
- 7 October
- 9 October
- 14 October
- 16 October -> moved to 21 October

 

 

Macro or Micro

Ramon Marimon, Expectations and Learning in Macroeconomics and Finance (half-credit)

all lessons are at 8:45-10:45

- 7 October -> moved to 11 November 
- 14 October
- 21 October
- 28 October
- 4 November
- 11 November

 

 

No field, compulsory for 2nd year students

Jérome Adda, Methods for writing a PhD, series of five lectures (no credit)

- 29 September, 14:30-16:30
- 20 October, 14:00-16:00
- 27 October, 11:00-13:00
- 4 November, 11:00-13:00
- 21 November, 16:00-18:00

 

 

Other Half-Credit Course Offerings

  • Christian Bayer (University of Bonn), Macroeconomic Consequences of Uncertainty Shocks (half-credit)
    all lessons are at 11:00-13:00
    - Monday 3 November
    - Monday 10 November
    - Monday 17 November
    - Monday 24 November   -> replaced by: Monday 1 December
    - Monday 8 December   ->   replaced by: Monday 15 December

  • Nora Traum (North Carolina State University, part-time professor here in November-December), Nonlinear Solution and Estimation Techniques (half-credit)
    - Tuesday 11 November,11:00-13:00
    - Thursday 13 November, 8:45-10:45
    - Tuesday 18 November, 11:00-13:00
    - Thursday 20 November, 11:00-13:00
    - Tuesday 25 November, 11:00-13:00

Advanced Core courses for 1st and 2nd year students

Juan Dolado, "The Economics of the European Union” (compulsory attendance but no credit) -> CANCELLED

 

 

Half-credit courses

  • Matthias Rieger, “Development Aid Effectiveness” -> CANCELLED

 

 

 

 

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