ECO466H1F Empirical Macroeconomics and Policy

This course builds on material covered in ECO208Y1, ECO325H1, and ECO374H1/ECO375H1. Students will increase their data literacy and learn to apply techniques to address policy issues. Topics covered: how monetary policy is conducted, ways in which central banks use general equilibrium models and basic techniques for predicting key macroeconomic variables. Students will follow current global issues and forecast how domestic and international events may alter the Bank of Canada's monetary policy in the short run.

Section L0101 , Fall 2019–20

Instructors: Serdar Ozkan and Martin Burda
Day/time: TR10-12

Delivery Method & Instructions : In Person

Location: SS 581
TA: Paul Zibo Han