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ECON204 MACROECONOMIC THEORY II

Course Code: 3110204
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 7.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. DÜRDANE ÞÝRÝN SARAÇOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3110101 , 3110102
The course set above should be completed before taking ECON204 MACROECONOMIC THEORY II .

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.