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Cours scientifiques - ECO_3F002_EP : Advanced Macroeconomics

Domaine > Economie.

Descriptif

Prerequisite: ECO202

This course will cover fluctuations, unemployment, economic crises, and macroeconomic stabilization policies through the lens of the “New Keynesian” model that has developed over that past couple of decades and now guides short-run macroeconomic analysis. After reviewing the building blocks of the short-run macroeconomic model (namely, aggregate demand and supply), we will cover conventional monetary and fiscal policies, and then turn to the unconventional policies that are put in place during “liquidity traps”, i.e. situations wherein conventional monetary policy is unable to efficiently restore aggregate demand (as is currently still the case in the euro area). We will occasionally look into the historical record - from the Great Depression to the Japanese experience, to the worldwide Great Recession - and structure the evidence by means of a simple macroeconomic model with price rigidities. We will discuss the effectiveness of unconventional monetary policies (forward guidance, quantitative easing), as well as the unconventional effects of fiscal policies, during liquidity traps. Finally, we will examine whether the current trap follows from a serious but temporary shock or reflects a “secular stagnation" episode of persistently low aggregate demand and growth.

 

Prerequisite

Intermediate Macroeconomics course (Bachelor, Year 2)

 

Readings

Main text: Edouard Challe, Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policies, MIT Press, 2019

A complementary reading list of policy and accessible research papers will be provided in due time.

Diplôme(s) concerné(s)

Parcours de rattachement

Objectifs de développement durable

ODD 1 Pas de pauvreté, ODD 3 Bonne santé et bien-être, ODD 10 Inégalités réduites, ODD 16 Paix, justice et institutions efficaces, ODD 8 Travail décent et croissance économique.

Pour les étudiants du diplôme Bachelor of Science de l'Ecole polytechnique

Vous devez avoir validé l'équation suivante : UE ECO_2F002_EP

Format des notes

Numérique sur 20

Littérale/grade américain

Pour les étudiants du diplôme Programmes d'échange internationaux

Pour les étudiants du diplôme Bachelor of Science de l'Ecole polytechnique

Le rattrapage est autorisé (Note de rattrapage conservée écrêtée à une note seuil de 11)
    L'UE est acquise si Note finale >= 9
    • Crédits ECTS acquis : 5 ECTS

    La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.

    Programme détaillé

    Outline

    Part I: Aggregate demand and supply (3 lectures)

    Part II: Business cycles and unemployment (3 lectures)

    Parti III: Conventional monetary and fiscal policies (3 lectures)

    Part IV: the liquidity trap, unconventional policies, and secular stagnation (4 lectures)

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