AY 2021-2022: There will be no seminars in the first week of the winter semester. The first lecture will take place on the first of October.

The first seminar will take place on the fourth and seventh of October, 2021.

1) The Science of Macroeconomics, The Data of Macroeconomics [Chapters 1 and 2]

2) National Income - Where It Comes From Where It Goes [Chapter 3]

3) Money and Inflation [Chapter 4]

4) Money and Banking System [Chapter 19]

5) Open Economy - Balance of Payments, Saving and Investment in Small Open Economy, Net Exports; Exchange Rate - Real and Nominal, Power Parity Purchase, Fixed Exchange Rate Regime [Chapter 5]

6) Unemployment - Labor Demand, Labor Loss, Job Finding, Natural Rate of Unemployment, Types of Unemployment [Chapter 6]

7) Economic Growth I - Solow Model, Capital Accumulation, Golden Rule of Capital, Population Growth [Chapters 7 and 8]

8) Economic Growth I - Solow Model, Capital Accumulation, Golden Rule of Capital, Population Growth [Chapters 7 and 8]

9) Economic Growth II - Progress in Solow Model, Policy to Promote Growth, Balanced Growth Path [Chapters 7 and 8]

10) Endogenous Growth Theory, Growth Accounting [Chapters 7 and 8]

11) Government Debt and Budget Deficits [Chapter 16]

12) Final exam

Midterm exam will take place on the 12th of November.

Final exam dates:

TBD

Grading:

A: 90.1-100
B: 80.1-90
C: 70.1-80
D: 60.1-70
E: 50.1-60
F: 0-50

Here is the Moodle website for the course:

https://dl1.cuni.cz/enrol/index.php?id=12336

Password: macro