Course Description
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Course Name
Advanced Macroeconomics
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
Economics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Intermediate Macroeconomics -
Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The module aims to achieve the following objectives. First it is to analyse the process of economic growth,reviewing alternative approaches with a view to attaining a greater understanding of the diverse experiencesof different economies, and suggesting policy implications; secondly, it is to extend the IS-LM analysis ofmonetary and fiscal policy to confront problems of policy design, long-run debt constraints, credibility andtargeting; thirdly, it is to extend the IS-LM and AS-AD model to an open economy context, enabling analysisof exchange rate determination, monetary and fiscal policy in an open economy, and the implications ofalternative exchange rate regimes; finally, it is to analyse the Great Recession.
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