Introduction to macroeconomics

This page contains teaching material for a starter on macroeconomics - given at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

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Topics

The links below lead to html slides and course material.

1. Introduction, data and basic salient facts - [quarto nb]
   
2. The Solow model and extensions - [quarto nb]
   
3. The Ramsey model - [quarto nb]
   
4. Open economies - [quarto nb]
   
5. Human capital - [quarto nb]
   
6. Technological change - [quarto nb]
   
7. Growth in the cross-section of countries - [quarto nb]
   
8. Models with overlapping generations - [quarto nb]
   
9. Unified growth theory - [quarto nb]
   
10. Simulations - [quarto nb]
    
11. Fluctuations
    
12. Unemployment
    
13. Some financial economics

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Resources

One main reference: Advanced Macroeconomics: An Easy Guide by Campante et al. 

Other good books:

• Macroeconomics (for PhDs) by Azzimonti et al.;
  
• Economic growth by Barro and Sala-ì-Martin;
  
• Advanced Macroeconomics (editor website) by Romer.

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DISCLAIMER: the data and code are meant for pedagogical use only.

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