Macroeconomics (41063)

Lecture

Prof . Dr. Michael Kvasnicka

Monday, 1-3 pm (G22A-H2 - Volksbank Hörsaal)

Monday, 3-5 pm (G05-H4 (G05-303))

Tutorial

M.Sc. Mohamad Alhussein Saoud

Thursday, 1-3 pm (G22A-216)
Thursday, 3-5 pm (G22A-216)

Exception on 20th November:

The tutorial 1-3 pm takes place in building 40B, room 25 (G40B-025)

The tutorial 3-5 pm takes place in building 40B, room 335 (G40B -335)

From 27th November 2025 til 29th January 2026 both tutorials will take place in building 22A, room 209 (G22A-209)

General information about this course can be found at the module description and at the LSF (lecture, tutorial), lecture notes and exercises (uploaded sequentially) at E-Learning.

Contents:

• Stylized facts on aggregate fluctuations
• Goods market and effective demand
• Financial market and the role of money
• IS-LM model (as a tool of analyzing fiscal and monetary policy)
• Labor market
• AS-AD model
• Phillips curve
• Money and inflation
• Stylized facts of growth
• Saving, capital accumulation, technological progress and growth

References:

Blanchard, O.; Johnson, D. R. (2013): Macroeconomics. 6th edition, Pearson.