Graduate macroeconomics III

ECON115 A (Weil):

Consumption smoothing over dates ans states of nature. Failures of representative agent models in the intertemporal and in the risk dimension. Hansen-Jagganathan mean-variance frontiers. Variation on preferences. Modern methods in the economics of uncertainty. Precautionary saving. Incomplete markets.

ECON115 B (Wouters):

Advanced topics in DSGE models

ECON115 A (Weil): The course present current research at the intersections of macroeconomic and finance theory. ECON115 B (Wouters): This course discusses advanced topics in macroeconomics.

Class lectures and participation, individual readings

Contribution au profil d'enseignement

Master modern issues and techniques in finance and macroeconomics

Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées

Bibliographies will be made available at the beginning of each of the two parts of the course.

Contacts

philippe.weil@ulb.ac.be

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

• Autre

Autre

Reseach paper

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

The grade for the course is based on class participation and the research paper to be handed in by the end of the exam period.

Langue(s) d'évaluation

• anglais