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Monetary Economics: Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Monetary Policy


Dozent/in Dr. Marcel Savioz
Veranstaltungsart Vorlesung
Code FS251061
Semester Frühjahrssemester 2025
Durchführender Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Studienstufe Bachelor Master
Termin/e Mo, 17.02.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 24.02.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 10.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 17.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 24.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 31.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 07.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 14.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 28.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 05.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 12.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 19.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Mo, 26.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Umfang 2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus weekly
Inhalt The lecture deals with monetary policy and the related issues of monetary economics. The following are examples of questions that are addressed: Is inflation harmful? Why is there an inflation bias? Why are some countries confronted with high inflation or even hyperinflation? What is seignorage and fiscal dominance? Why is interest-rate targeting superior to money targeting? What is the difference between inflation targeting and price level targeting? What are the advantages and disadvantages of central bank independence? What is unconventional monetary policy and is it effective? What is the forward guidance puzzle?  What is the Taylor rule? Why is the monetary condition index important to understand Swiss monetary policy? Etc.
Lernziele The objective is to learn the different models through verbal, graphical and formal means while successively developing the "tools of the trade" of modern macroeconomics.
Voraussetzungen The course is suitable for advanced Bachelor or Master students.
Sprache Englisch
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To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from 3 – 28 February 2025. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study.

Direct link to OLAT course: to follow
Prüfung ***IMPORTANT*** In order to acquire credits, resp. to take the examination, registration via the Uni Portal within the examination registration period is ESSENTIALLY REQUIRED. Further information on registration: www.unilu.ch/wf/pruefungen
Abschlussform / Credits Written exam / 3 Credits
Hörer-/innen Ja
Kontakt marcel.savioz@bluewin.ch
Literatur David Romer, Advanced Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill 2019