Seminar: Topics in Macroeconomic Aspects of Financial Frictions (F)
Course content
In this seminar students have to analyze recent theoretical and empirical studies of macroeconomic phenomena for which financial frictions are essential.
The course is a part of the financial line, signified by (F)
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of Economics.
In addition to the learning outcome specified in the Master curriculum the student is after completing the seminar expected to be able to:
- Competence in analyzing a macroeconomic problem, where financial frictions are central.
- Competence in solving adequate models and explaining in economic terms the results and implications, and how they derive from the assumptions of the model.
At the seminar the student is trained independently to
- identify and clarify a problem,
- seek and select relevant literatur,
- write a academic paper,
- present and discuss own paper with the other students at the
seminar.
The aim of the presentations is, that the student uses the
presentation as an opportunity to practice oral skills and to
receive feedback. The presentations is not a part of the exam and
will not be assessed.
Mandatory activities in the seminar:
- Kick-off meeting
- Finding literatur and defining the project
- Writing process of the seminar paper
- Presentation of own project and paper
- Giving constructive feedback to another student´s paper
- Actively participating in discussions at the presentations and
other meetings.
There is no weekly teaching/lecturing and the student cannot expect
guidance from the teacher. If the teacher gives a few introduction
lectures or gives the opportunity for guidance, this as well as
other expectations are clarified at the kickoff meeting.
Process:
It is strongly recommended that you think about and search for a
topic before the semester begins, as there is only a few weeks from
the kick-off meeting to the submission of the project description/
agreement paper.
The seminar project paper must be uploaded in Absalon before the
presentations, as the opponents and the other seminar participants
have to read and comment on the paper. It is important that you
upload a paper that is so finalized as possible due to the fact
that the value of feedback and comments at the presentation is
strongly associated with the skill level of the seminar paper.
After the presentations, you can with a few corrections improve the
seminar paper by including the feedback and comments emerged during
the presentations. It is NOT intended that you rewrite or begin the
writing of the full project AFTER the presentation has taken
place.
For the relevant literature, please refer to the syllabus of the course Financial Frictions, Liquidity and the Business Cycle (F) as well as recent papers published in top journals as well as NBER’s working papers.
Knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics at the level of a completed undergraduate program.
BSc in Economics or similar
Schedule of the seminar:
• Kick-off meeting: September 3, 2020, 8:15 - 10:00
• Foloww up meeting: September 17, 10:15 - 12:00
• Deadline of project description: not later than October 1 at 10AM
or specified by the supervisor
• Deadline of uploaded to Absalon: One week before presentation.
• Presentations: 3, 4 and/or 5 of November. Exact time is agreed on
at the kick-off meeting
All information regarding the seminar is communicated through
Absalon including venue. So it is very important that you by
yourself logon to Absalon and read the information already when you
are registered at the seminar.
Each student receives individually oral feedback on the paper and at the presentation from peers and supervisor.
The supervisor gives the students collective oral feedback and individual guidance.
For enrolled students: More information about registration, schedule, rules etc. can be found at Master (UK) and Master (DK ).
More information about seminars is available at Seminars (UK) and Seminars (DK).
Read about the study programme and curricula at MSc in Economics
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written examinationA seminar paper in English that meets the formal requirements for written papers stated in the curriculum of the Master programme and at KUNet for seminars.
__ - Aid
- All aids allowed
for the project paper.
The teacher defines the aids that must be used for the presentations.
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- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
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Criteria for exam assessment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the seminar and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes in the Curriculum of the Master programme.
To receive the top grade, the student must with no or only a few minor weaknesses be able to demonstrate an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material.
- Category
- Hours
- Project work
- 186
- Seminar
- 20
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- AØKK08380U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
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1 semester
- Schedulegroup
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and venue:
Go to "Remarks"
Exam and re-sits: Go to "Exam" - Capacity
- Two classes of up to 20 students
- Studyboard
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinator
- Martin Gonzalez Eiras (3-716b694469677372326f7932686f)
Teacher
See "Course Coordinators"
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