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Course: 2025/2026

Topics in macroeconomics (A)
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Master in Economic Analysis (Plan: 405 - Estudio: 68)
EPC


Coordinating teacher: EROSA ETCHEBEHERE, ANDRES

Department assigned to the subject: Economics Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 4.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Macroeconomics I, Macroeconomics II and Macroeconomics III
Objectives
Understand firm entry, growth, and exit Analyze the interplay between business dynamics, resource allocation, and productivity Study how market imperfections affect firm dynamics and resource allocation Learn the main theories of income and wealth inequality Develop and solve models with heterogeneous agents
Learning Outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Firm dynamics: theory and evidence Industry and general equilibrium Computational methods: algorithms, coding, and model simulation Firms and distortions in labor markets Financial frictions Demographics and business dynamism Schumpeterian growth and models of innovation Market power Entrepreneurship Income and wealth inequality Automation, robotics, and inequality Labor market polarization
Learning activities and methodology
Assignments Problem-solving sessions Code development and simulation In-class presentations Final exam or course project
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50




The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.