37455 - Macroeconometrics

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Economic Policy (cod. 8420)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to introduce the basic methods to quantitatively study the relationships among macroeconomic variables measured by time series. At the end of the course,students will be able tounderstandpapers in thisfield of reserach and to use make their own empirical analyseswith econometric software.

Course contents

1. Integration
2. Cointegration
3. Macroeconometric models currently used to forecast and policy analyses

Readings/Bibliography

During the course, papers, handouts, data and softwarewill be provided by the teacher.

Textbook for students not attending the lectures: Verbeek, A Guide to Modern Econometrics, John Wiley and Sons (chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9)

Further redings:
Enders, Applied Econometric Time Series, John Wiley and Sons
Hamilton, Time Series Analysis, Princeton University Press

Teaching methods

Each lecture presents both theoretical and applied aspects of the econometric method, by using the PC screen in classto show main outcomes of the regression analysis.

Assessment methods

The final examination is a paper based on real-word macroeconomic time series, and the discussion of it with the teacher.

Students not attending the lectures are requested to make a written exam.

Teaching tools

Methodological lectures and lab PC applications

Links to further information

https://sites.google.com/site/robigolinelli/teaching/micromacro

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Golinelli

SDGs

Quality education Decent work and economic growth

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.