| Dozent/in |
Dr. Thomas Moser; Dr. rer. pol. Marcel R. Savioz |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung |
| Code |
HS261045 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 14.09.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 21.09.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 28.09.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 05.10.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 12.10.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 19.10.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 26.10.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 02.11.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 09.11.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 16.11.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 23.11.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 30.11.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 07.12.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 14.12.2026, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 8
Mo, 04.01.2027, 12:15 - 13:45 Uhr, HS 7 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
weekly |
| Inhalt |
1. Is History of Economic Thought a Waste of Time?
2. Keynes and the Keynesian Revolution
3. The Neoclassical Synthesis and the Keynesians
4. The Monetarist Counterrevolution
5. Non-Mainstream Macroeconomics: Post-Keynesians, Minsky and Neo-Keynesians
6. Non-Mainstream Macroeconomics: Austrians
7. The Rational Expectations Revolution and New Classical Macroeconomics
8. Real Business Cycle Macroeconomics
9. New Keynesian Macroeconomics
10. The Financial Crisis 2008/09 and the Crisis in Macroeconomics
11. Public Choice and New Political Economics
12. Putting Distribution Back at the Center of Economics: Piketty |
| Lernziele |
The student of economics will not only gain a deeper understanding of macroeconomics and its limits, the course will also provide the student with a toolbox of historical and modern macroeconomic models so that the student gains the ability to select the most appropriate model to address a given economic problem.
The student of philosophy will be provided with a case study in the philosophy of science and may gain a better understanding of the particular issues that Macroeconomics as a science faces.
The student of politics will gain a better understanding of the links between macroeconomic theory and specific policy recommendations, particularly with regard to stabilization policy. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Bachelor Students 5th Semester. Willingness to consider different points of view. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
Binding registration takes place via the UniPortal; see notes below in the «Proof of Performance» field.
For course information and materials, registration on the OLAT e-learning platform is required from 31 August – 25 September 2026. The students themselves are responsible for verifying the course’s creditability towards their degree program.
Direct link to the OLAT course: https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17903616179 |
| Leistungsnachweis |
***IMPORTANT*** To receive course credit and earn academic credits, registration via the Uni Portal within the regular exam registration period (29 October – 12 November 2026) is MANDATORY.
Late registrations and withdrawals will not be accepted. Once the registration period has ended, participation in the course is MANDATORY. If the course is not completed without a valid reason and without proper withdrawal (including supporting documentation; see the Exam Guidelines), the course will be considered failed (grade 1). |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Written exam / 3 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Warning: This course could make students question their acquired knowledge in economics and look at macroeconomics from a much broader perspective. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nach Vereinbarung |
| Kontakt |
thomas.moser@snb.ch / marcel.savioz@bluewin.ch |
| Literatur |
Snowdown, B. and Vane, H.R. (2005), Modern Macroeconomics, Its Origins, Development and Current State, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. Available at Studiladen.
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