Economics 411-1, Fall 2006

Syllabus

Class notes on: Recursive Representations of the Planning Problem, Introducing Hours Worked into the 'Canonical Model'; Shleifer's Implementation Cycles; Matsuyama's Growing Through Cycles; Bubbles; US Data; Recursive Methods and Participation Constraints; Krusell-Rios-Rull on Vested Interests; Christiano-Harrison; Sudden Stop, Financial Frictions.

Homework #1: Exercises 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.9 in S-L. Due October 3, in Cosmin Ilut’s box.

Homework #2, Due Wednesday, October 10.

Homework #3, Due Wednesday, October 24.

Homework #4, Due Friday, November 2.

Homework #5, Due Wednesday, November 7.

Homework #6, Due Wednesday, November 14.

Homework #7, Due Wednesday, November 21.

Homework #8, Due Wednesday, November 28.