Sharif University of Technology

Graduate School of Management and Economics

Macroeconomics PhD

Instructor:

Seyed Ali Madanizadeh

 

Level

PhD

 

Course Description

The course is the First Core Courses of Macroeconomics in the PhD Program.

It is centered on different main topics:

1. Dynamic Programming

2. Economic Growth

3. Business cycle models

4. DSGE models and monetary policies

5. Fiscal policy and the time consistency problem

6. Incomplete Financial Markets

 

Lectures

Sun, Tue 11:00-12:30

Class 319

 

 

Office Hours

Sun, Tue 9:00-11:00

 

Syllabus

 

Syllabus

 

 

Lecture Notes

 

Dynamic Programming

Value Function Computation

Uncertainty

Financial Macro

Aiyagari

Adjustment Costs and Q-Theory

Uninsured idiosyncratic risks

MIU

CIA

Caplin-Spulber

Caplin-Leahy

Golosov-Lucas

Lucas - Inflation & Welfare

Ramsey Taxation

Mirrlees Taxation

Timing in Fiscal Policy

 

 

Problem Sets

 

Problem Bank

 

 

Projects

 

Project

 

Workshops

 

Matlab

Stata

Dynare

Latex

Academic Writing