Economics

ECON 221B Advanced Methods in Macroeconomics II

Covers major issues in business-cycle macroeconomics, focusing on structural vector auto-regressions (VARs); solution and estimation of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models; and solution and estimation of other models—including with slack and unemployment. Topics include: recursive identification; long-run restrictions; sign restrictions; Bayesian estimation; model comparisons; non-linear solution methods; particle filters; and other advanced topics related to business-cycle macroeconomics.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): ECON 205C, or by permission of instructor. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students.

Credits

5

Instructor

The Staff