Macroeconomic Theory II

Constitution Avenue entrance of the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC.

Constitution Avenue entrance of the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC. (Image courtesy of J. D. Welch.)

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MIT Course Number

14.452

As Taught In

Spring 2007

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

This is the second course in the four-quarter graduate sequence in macroeconomics. Its purpose is to introduce the basic models macroeconomists use to study fluctuations. Topics include the basic model or the consumption/saving choice, the RBC model or the labor/leisure choice, non-trivial investment decisions, two-good analysis, money, price setting, the "new Keynesian" model, monetary policy, and fiscal policy.

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Olivier Blanchard. 14.452 Macroeconomic Theory II. Spring 2007. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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