Monetary Economics

Description

This is an advanced course on modern monetary economics, providing coverage of issues and techniques of analysis used in current research. Topics may include: general equilibrium models of money, inflation and public finance, money and time consistency, search-theoretic models of money, and monetary policy. Both theoretical and empirical issues will be covered. Teaching Period: 27 July 2026 to 25 October 2026 Assessment Information: Description Timing Percentage Problem sets of approx. 4 pages each submitted fortnightly 4 pages Throughout the teaching period 20% Mid-semester examination 1.5 hours Week 7 30% Final examination 3 hours During the examination period 50%