Introduction to Macroeconomics

Dozent/in	Prof. Dr. Manuel Oechslin
Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung
Code	FS191004
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2019
Durchführender Fachbereich	Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	Mo, 18.02.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 25.02.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 11.03.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 18.03.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 25.03.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 01.04.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 08.04.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 15.04.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 29.04.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 06.05.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 13.05.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 20.05.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.A05 Mo, 27.05.2019, 14:15 - 15:15 Uhr, 4.A05 (Prüfung)
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus	weekly
Inhalt	Why are economies sometimes hit by recessions, i.e., by periods of declining output and rising unemployment? Why do some countries regularly have unemployment rates of about 20%, while others manage to maintain full employment for most of the time? Why should we worry about deflation? And: what can economic policy do to fight negative output growth, unemployment, and deflation? To address all these (and many more) questions in a systematic and transparent way, “Introduction to Macroeconomics” will develop—following a step-by-step approach—a coherent and highly tractable theoretical framework, the so-called IS-LM-PC model. Students who are additionally interested in the macroeconomic implications of openness are invited to follow the final two weeks (May 7 and 14) of the “Macroeconomics I” course.
Voraussetzungen	None
Sprache	Englisch
Anmeldung	To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from February 4 to March 1, 2019. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study. Direct link to OLAT course: https://lms.uzh.ch/url/repositoryentry/16521331202
Prüfung	Prüfungsdaten siehe Termine! ***WICHTIG*** Um an der Prüfung teilzunehmen, ist eine Anmeldung über das UniPortal innerhalb des Prüfungsanmeldezeitraums ZWINGEND ERFORDERLICH. Weitere Informationen zur Prüfungsanmeldung: www.unilu.ch/wf/pruefungen.
Abschlussform / Credits	Benotete Prüfung / 3 Credits
Hinweise	The handout «Introduction» (to be published on OLAT) provides a more detailed description of this course.
Hörer-/innen	Nein
Kontakt	manuel.oechslin@unilu.ch
Literatur	Required materials: Eight handouts and a problem set (to be published on OLAT) Recommended textbook: Blanchard, Olivier (2017); Macroeconomics (7th edition) This book will be available at the Studiladen at a special price.