Topics in Macroeconomics (2021)
TA for Professor Nancy L. Stokey, University of Chicago, Undergraduate, 2021
This course covers essentially the same materials as the Ph.D. Core Course Theory of Income (2022) and I worked with TAs for the Ph.D. course. Please refer to the Ph.D. course page for more information.
Course Description
This course focuses on the use of dynamic general equilibrium models to study questions in macroeconomics. Topics include long-run growth and dynamic fiscal policy (Ricardian equivalence, tax smoothing, capital taxation), labor market search, industry investment, and asset pricing. On the technical side, we cover basic optimal control (Hamiltonians) and dynamic programming (Bellman equations).