Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in economics : general (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course deals with macroeconomic questions. It consists of two parts: (1) the Solow and Ramsey models, and the models of endogenous growth; and (2) the overlapping generations model and public policies of intergenerational transfers.
This course uses quantitative methods.
The level of this course is significantly higher than the average level of the courses offered in Master. This courses thus demands a regular effort.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of this course is to provide the students with a solid theoretical and empirical background of the quantitative macroeconomic analysis.
This course should be considered as a preparation for doctoral studies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Undergraduate macroeconomics, microeconomics and mathematical and statistical methods.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises, presentations of scientific papers and empirical tutorials.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures and problem sets.
Recommended or required readings
Recommended readings:
- Artige, L. (2020) An Overlapping Generations Model with Two Periods and Perfect Foresight. https://hdl.handle.net/2268/246914
- Barro, R. & X. Sala i Martin (2003), Economic Growth, MIT Press.
- De La Croix, D. & Ph. Michel (2002), A Theory of Economic Growth: Dynamics and Policy in Overlapping Generations, Cambridge University Press.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- Remote
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Final exam: oral exam on questions that the student will have answered in writing and sent to the professor before the oral exam.
The purpose of this exam is to verify the student's understanding of the course content.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office 1/32b (Building N3)
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : lionel.artige@uliege.be
Assistant :
Hugues Barvaux, Office 1/9 (Building N3)
E-Mail : hugues.barvaux@uliege.be