Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On completion of this subject students should be aware of the major developments in the field of macroeconomics in the last ten years; familiar with different macroeconomic models used for policy making and their points of emphasis; able to make judicious policy predictions and undertake independent research studies in the subject.
Synopsis An overview of the Keynesian macroeconomics and the perspective behind the macroeconomic policy debates in the 1970s; disequilibrium macro models of Barro-Grossman variety; reinterpretation of Keynes in terms of Walrasian models; rational expectation macroeconomics and policy ineffectiveness debate; Lucasian business cycle models; new Keynesian macroeconomics and sticky price theories; a simple introduction to the neoclassical theories of economic growth; open economy macroeconomic issues.
Assessment Written (3000-word essay): 30% + Oral presentation: 10% + Examination (2 hours): 60%