Econ 504: Topics in Macroeconomics
- Syllabus: Spring 2020 (pdf)
Handouts:
- Help With Citations and Bibliography
- Working With Growth Rates
- VARs
- Risk and Diversification
- Expectations: Rational and Otherwise
Exercises:
Other Data Files:
- growth-investment.dta
- gov-gdp.dta
- growthdata-1975-2014.dta
- beveridge.dta
- tfp.dta
- taylor.dta
- fiscal.dta
Links to Selected Readings and Videos:
- FOMC, Press Release, December 14, 2016 (FRB)
- Roubini, Rise of the Machines (blog)
- Marin, Globalization and the Rise of the Robits (Vox)
- Gordon, The Death of Innovation (Ted)
- Brynjolfsson, The Key to Growth (Ted)
- PBS Frontline, Inside the Meltdown (PBS)
Resources:
- FRED U.S. (macro data plotting and downloads)
- BOG Stats (more U.S. macro data reports)
- Economagic Data (macro data downloads and plotting - select subscription site if on campus)
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Monthly Economic Trends Publications (U.S. and international macro charts)
- Economics Letter - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- NBER (see working paper series)
- SSRN (repository for working papers and links to journal articles)
- Financial Crisis Timeline (from FRB)