Recommended Readings and Websites Covering
Recent Trends in Macroeconomic Theory

Last Updated: 9 October 2015

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Professor Leigh Tesfatsion
Department of Economics
Iowa State University
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Econ 502 Home Page (Master's Level Macro Theory)

Topic Areas

I. INTRODUCTION

  1. Overview

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  2. Empirical Characteristics of the U.S. Economy

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  3. Macro Modeling: Alternative Approachs

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II. REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF AD/AS MODELING

  1. The Basic IS-LM Model

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  2. Aggregate Supply and Price Adjustment

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III. ECONOMIC GROWTH: MICROFOUNDATIONS ISSUES

  1. Introduction to Economic Growth

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  2. Aggregate Production Functions: Form and Measurement

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  3. Total Factor Productivity: Definition and Measurement

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  4. Neoclassical Growth Models

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III-Addendum. MICROFOUNDATIONS ISSUES: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. The Forward-Looking Consumption Hypothesis

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  2. A Simple Flexible-Price IS-LM Model with Bonds and Wealth Effects

  3. Micro Modeling of Forward-Looking Consumer Behavior

  4. The Budget Deficit and Ricardian Equivalence

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IV. EXPECTATIONS MODELING AND TIME INCONSISTENCY ISSUES

  1. Adaptive versus Rational Expectations

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  2. Implications for Policy Choice Over Time

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VI. COORDINATION ISSUES

  1. Walrasian Equilibrium: A Benchmark of Coordination Success?

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  2. Post-Walrasian Macroeconomics

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  3. The New Keynesian Approach

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  4. Coordination Issues: More General Considerations

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VI. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS

  1. Exchange Rates

  2. Balance of Payments and the Mundell-Fleming Model

  3. New Directions

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