ECON 56
Macroeconomics and Reality: Interpreting the Data Winter 2020

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This winter study course complements the macroeconomic theory courses students took in the fall. It is designed to provide hands-on experience using macroeconomic data to assess the state of the economy. The course will augment students’ skills relating to finding, downloading, displaying, graphing, and analyzing economic data. The course will focus on three aspects of the economy: the real sector, the government sector, and the external sector. Students will learn to measure and compute output gaps, expenditure contributions to growth, Taylor and inflation-targeting rules, cyclically-adjusted fiscal balances, and reserve adequacy. They will also learn how to assess the sustainability of public and external debt and identify the key economic risks. The main format of the course will be hands-on workshops, interspersed with some lectures and readings. A short research project, including a presentation to the class.
The Class: Format: lecture
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: a short research project, including a presentation to the class
Prerequisites: CDE Students only, not open to undergraduate students

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