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Courses 2009-10
In September, Master in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets students are required to take the Mathematics and Statistics review course and the Computer Tools course. To find out more about these courses, click here. Review Course in Maths and Statistics Syllabus Computer Tools Course Syllabus Schedule (both courses) As indicated, the master is structured in three terms. The first term endows students with the necessary general background through four compulsory courses. During the second and third terms, the course work focuses much more specifically on tools that are relevant for the study of macro policy and financial markets. Students will be required to undertake an applied project that will be an integral part of the curriculum. A supervisor will be assigned to every student. During the third term, this master will also offer seminars that will be led by international academics and practioners. The end of the third term will be marked by a closing conference meant to be an interaction forum between the academic and the professional world. The presentation and discussion of students’ applied work will be combined with practioners talks and with the presentation of important academic research. First Term Second Term Third Term Credits The Master degree requires the successful completion of 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits of graduate courses (5 credits are equivalent to a 40 hour course), some compulsory and some elective. The students' final program must be discussed with and approved by their Master Director. Grades The academic performance of each student is reviewed regularly. Attention is given to the maintenance of normal academic progress, through a combination of formal written examinations and coursework. Core courses will award grades. Some optional courses may be evaluated on a pass/fail or pass with honors/pass/fail basis. |
Applied Projects
Each student completes an applied project during the second and third terms of the master program. Past topics included: - "The Forward Premium Puzzle and Learning Expectations, an Empirical Test"
- "Foreign Trade and Output Volatility: The Case of Brazil"
- "Credit Growth in Emerging Europe and Monetary Policy"
- "Does Inflation Targeting Matter? OECD and Latin America Experiences"
- "Convergence in the European Union: the Cases of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland"
- "Forecasting U.S.A. House Prices"
- "Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy: The case of Chile 1990-2008"
- "Exchange Rate and Inflation in Brazil: a VAR Estimation"
- "Foreign Currency Lending and Contagion in Sovereign Debt Markets – A Case Study of Central Eastern Europe"
- "The Nature and Mechanism of China’s Economic Growth"
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