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ECON 426 Monetary Economics

18 points. Not offered in 2012.

Overview

This paper examines theoretical and empirical aspects of the role of money in the macroeconomy and the implications for monetary policy. The emphasis is on applied monetary modelling, involving an understanding of relevant theoretical models and empirical results from such models. Recent empirical techniques will be covered. The course is geared towards students who are interested in empirical applications and who plan to work in the government or finance sectors or plan to continue their studies writing a thesis with an empirical focus.

Paper coordinator

Alfred Haug

Prerequisite

ECON 375

Prerequisite or corequisite

ECON 376

Course Outline

For more information about this paper please view the 2011 Course Outline in pdf format.