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Post-Graduate School. Module 6: Macroeconomics-2

Module 6 "Macroeconomics-2" was held on May 17-21, 2010. Instructor: Dmitri Boreiko, Bolzano Free University



Date

Time

Room

17.05

17:25
18:55
 

407

18.05 

17:25
18:55

63 

19.05 

18:55
20:15

404

20.05 

08:15
09:45

404

21.05 

17:25
18:55 

404 


Lecture 1. 17/05/10
Introductory survey on Heterogeneous Agent Models in Economic and Finance. From the representative agent models through rational expectations to modeling heterogeneity.
Lecture 2. 17/05/10
Introductory survey on Heterogeneous Agent Models in Economic and Finance. Overlapping Generation   models, Standard Incomplete Market model and extensions.

Lecture 3. 18/05/10
Mathematical tools for dynamic macroeconomics – differential equations, Euler equation, state variable, saddle path concepts.
Lecture 4. 18/05/10
Diamond Overlapping Generation (OLG)Model.  Deriving a tractable solution.

Lecture 5. 19/05/10
Diamond OLG Model. Dynamics of the economy and dynamic inefficiency. 
Lecture 6. 19/05/10
Diamond OLG Model extensions. Blanchard model.

Lecture 7. 20/05/10
A simple Ramsey Heterogeneous-Agent model. Introducing unemployment.
Lecture 8. 20/05/10
A simple Ramsey Heterogeneous-Agent model. Stationary equilibrium.

Lecture 9. 21/05/10
Explaining low risk-free rate and large equity premium puzzles using heterogeneous-agent models.
Lecture 10. 21/05/10
Recent advances in Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomics. Conclusion.


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