ECON204 MACROECONOMIC THEORY II

Course Code:3110204
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):4 (3.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:7.0
Department:Economics
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. DÜRDANE ŞİRİN SARAÇOĞLU
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Intertemporal consumption-saving decisions; Ricardian equivalence theorem; credit market imperfections; intertemporal investment decision of the firm; optimal investment rule; cash-in-advance model; Fisher relation; Liquidity trap; menetary policy rules; neutrality of money; New Keynesian Economics; Keynesian transmission mechanism for monetary policy; menu cost models; Freidman rule; Financial intermediation and Banking; The Diamond-Dybvig Banking model; The Phillips curve; Rational expectations hypothesis; Time consistency problem; Beginning of Modern Macroeconomics; The Neoclassical Synthesis; The Rational Expectations Critique.


Course Learning Outcomes


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1The aim of our program is to equip our students with the necessary skills and tools to have a firm understanding of economic theory and policymaking. Our graduates will be able to conceptualize economic problems, assess, analyze, and propose scientific solutions to them.
2Our students are expected to have interdisciplinary perspective to be able to follow and understand daily economic and political developments.
3Our program also trains students to be open to new ideas, be sensitive about social problems surrounding them and work towards providing solutions for these to share with their community.

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution