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New Keynesian DSGE Modelling - JEM184
Title: New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
Czech title: New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
Guaranteed by: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 6
Examination process: winter s.:combined
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 12 / 12 (12)
Min. number of students: 1
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Additional information: http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/syllab/JEM184
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D.
Class: Courses for incoming students
Annotation -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (05.09.2021)
The course is intended for master students with orientation in economic modelling. The course will introduce New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models as well as the basic tools needed for their construction and implementation.

The course employs a practical and very intensive approach to model building. Students will build a DSGE model step-by-step: students will solve optimisation routines of households, derive the optimal price setting of firms, or introduce a monetary policy rule in the model among others. On top of that, we will discuss other special topics, such as the optimal setting of monetary policy or the zero lower bound. Students will acquire practical hands-on experience in building DSGE models which will allow them to build and implement their versions of DSGE models using Matlab and Dynare toolbox.

The course consists of lectures and seminars. During the lectures, students will be introduced into the theoretical background of modelling and derivation of models. During the seminars, students will get an opportunity to implement acquired knowledge in MATLAB-based practice sessions. Moreover, several guest lectures will demonstrate the practical implementation of DSGE models in policy analysis.
Aim of the course -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (13.09.2023)

By the end of the course, students should acquire knowledge of and hands-on experience in DSGE modelling. More specifically, students should be able to:

- understand the basic structure of DSGE models;

- formulate and derive the equations of standard DSGE models;

- approximate equilibrium conditions of DSGE models using the log-linearisation technique;

- understand solution techniques;

- calibrate, identify and diagnose DSGE models;

- implement DSGE models using Matlab, and Dynare toolbox;

- report and interpret the results;

- perform sensitivity and robustness analysis;

- understand the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates;

- understand the Kalman filter;

- build a simple gap model and use it for economic interpretation.

Course completion requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (01.09.2021)

Course requirements:

- three problem sets (50 points in total);

- final oral exam (50 points).

Grading follows the standard scale:

91-100 points:  A

81-90   points:  B

71-80   points:  C

61-70   points:  D

51-60   points:  E

0-50     points:  F

Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (13.09.2023)

 Recommended literature:

- Galí, J. (2015). Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications. Princeton University Press, Edition 2

- DeJong, D. N., & Dave, C. (2011). Structural macroeconometrics. Princeton University Press, Edition 2.

- McCandless, G. (2008). The ABCs of RBCs: An Introduction to Dynamic Macroeconomic Models. Harvard University Press.

- Pfeifer, J. (2018). A Guide to Specifying Observation Equations for the Estimation of DSGE Models. Unpublished manuscript, 1-81.

- Wickens, M. (2012). Macroeconomic theory: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Approach. Princeton University Press.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (01.09.2021)

Course requirements:

- three problem sets (50 points in total);

- final oral exam (50 points).

Grading follows the standard scale:

91-100 points:  A

81-90   points:  B

71-80   points:  C

61-70   points:  D

51-60   points:  E

0-50     points:  F

Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (05.09.2021)

 1. Introduction and motivation

2. Approximation and solution techniques

3. The basic New Keynesian model 

4. Optimal monetary policy

5. Zero lower bound on nominal interest rates

 

A more detailed description of the course content can be found in the file "syllabus".

Entry requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Jan Žáček, Ph.D. (11.09.2022)

There is no required prior knowledge of DSGE models. There are no formal binding requirements regarding prerequisites. Nevertheless, passing the courses JEM216 Advanced Macroeconomics and JEM183 Mathematical Methods in Macroeconomics before signing up for this course would be appreciated.

 
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