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Ph.D. UC3M: Reading Group (Fall 2010)

30-minute presentations:
Date Presenter Paper title (+ link to presentation slides) Author(s) Year
21-Sep-2010 Román Fossati Demand-Driven Innovation and Spatial Competition Over Time Jovanovic & Rob 1987
21-Sep-2010 Luis Franjo Housing Markets and Current Account Dynamics Gete 2010
28-Sep-2010 Robert Kirkby A Unified Framework for Monetary Theory and Policy Analysis Lagos & Wright 2005
28-Sep-2010 Eva García-Morán Gender Differences and the Timing of First Marriages Díaz-Giménez & Giolito 2008
5-Oct-2010 Daniel García Equilibrium Default Cycles Szentes & Kovrijnykh 2007
5-Oct-2010 Matthias Kredler Consumption-Savings Decisions with Quasi-Geometric Discounting Krusell & Smith 2003
19-Oct-2010 Cecilia Vives The Race Between Education and Technology (Chr. 1-3) Goldin & Katz 2008
2-Nov-2010 Daniel García Equilibrium Default Hopenhayn & Werning 2008
2-Nov-2010 Robert Kirkby Frontiers in Business Cycle Research (chr. 4): Models with Heterogeneous Agents Ríos-Rull 1995
16-Nov-2010 Lian Allub Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors Buera, Kaboski & Shin 2010
16-Nov-2010 Cecilia Vives Education, Ranking and Competition for Jobs Moen 1999
23-Nov-2010 Robert Kirkby Agency Costs, Net Worth and Business Fluctuations Bernanke & Gertler 1989
30-Nov-2010 Lian Allub The Informal Sector: An Equilibrium Model and Some Empirical Evidence from Brazil De Paula & Scheinkman 2009
30-Nov-2010 Luis Franjo Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle Bianchi 2008
14-Dec-2010 Robert Kirkby Credit Cycles Kiyotaki & Moore 1997
14-Dec-2010 Román Fossati Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovations Klette & Kortum 2004
12-Jan-2011 Bernhard Schmidpeter Bubbles and Crises Allen & Gale 2000
12-Jan-2011 Román Fossati Firm Turnover in Imperfectly Competitive Markets Asplund & Nocke 2006
19-Jan-2011 Max Glischinski A Directed Search Model of Inequality with Heterogeneous Skills and Skill-Biased Technology Shi 2002
19-Jan-2011 Cecilia Vives The Increase in College Premium and the Decline of College Wages: A Signaling Story Balart 2010
26-Jan-2011 Robert Kirkby Linear-Quadratic Approximations: An Introduction Díaz-Jiménez 2001
26-Jan-2011 Lian Allub Informal Sector: The Credit Channel Straub 2005
2-Feb-2011 Luis Franjo Development Accounting with Intermediate Goods Grobovsek 2011
2-Feb-2011 Max Glischinski Analysing Macro-Poverty Linkages: An Overview Gunter, Cohen & Lofgren 2005
9-Feb-2011 Eva García-Morán Aggregate Implications of Individual Labor Supply Heterogeneity Mustre 2010
9-Feb-2011 Bernhard Schmidpeter Relational Contracts, Efficiency Wages and Employment Dynamics Fong & Li 2010
16-Feb-2011 Robert Kirkby Methods versus Substance: Measuring the Effects of Technology Shocks on Hours Ríos-Rull, Schorfheide, Fuentes-Albero, Santaeulalia-Llopis & Kryshko 2011
16-Feb-2011 Lian Allub An Estimated Model of Entrepreneurial Choice under Liquidity Constraints Evans & Jovanovic 1989

Reading lists:
21-Sep-2010, 28-Sep-2010, 5-Oct-2010, 19-Oct-2010, 2-Nov-2010, 16-Nov-2010, 23-Nov-2010, 30-Nov-2010, 14-Dec-2010, 12-Jan-2011, 19-Jan-2011, 26-Jan-2011, 2-Feb-2011, 9-Feb-2011, 16-Feb-2011

Grado UC3M: Macroeconomía Dinámica (primavera de 2010)

Todo el material para el curso se encuentra en Aula Global 2.

PhD/MA UC3M: Macro II (Winter/Spring 2010)

Monday & Thursday 17.15h-19.15h, aula 14.0.07
Syllabus
Midterm exam (18 March 2010),
Essentials for final exam (26 April 2010, 15.00h, aula 14.1.11),
Lecture notes: Introduction to Matlab (by Lucila Berniell), Stochastic Euler equations
Homeworks: HW 1, HW 2, HW 3, HW 4, HW 5

PhD UC3M: Reading Group (Spring 2010)

30-minute presentations:

Date Presenter Paper title (+ link to presentation slides) Author(s) Year
16-Feb-2010 Javier Fernández Overview on Search-and-Matching Models __ __
16-Feb-2010 Javier Fernández Directed Search with Multiple Job Applications Galenianos & Kircher 2009
23-Feb-2010 Maria Tsampa Measuring Overeducation Chevalier 2003
23-Feb-2010 Lucila Berniell Financial Intermediation and Occupational Choice in Development Erosa 2001
2-Mar-2010 Eva García-Morán A General Equilibrium Analysis of Parental Leave Policies Erosa, Fuster & Restuccia 2009
2-Mar-2010 Georgi Kocharkov An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic Greenwood, Kircher & Tertilt 2010
9-Mar-2010 Cecilia Vives Job Market Signaling Michael Spence 1973
9-Mar-2010 Lian Allub Macroeconomic Implications of Size-Dependent Policies Guner, Ventura & Xu 2008
23-Mar-2010 Lian Allub Wealth Inequality and Intergenerational Links DeNardi 2004
23-Mar-2010 Georgi Kocharkov What Accounts for the Increase in the Number of Single Households? Regalia & Ríos-Rull 2001
6-Apr-2010 Daniel García Banking Panics and Policy Responses Ennis & Keister 2010
6-Apr-2010 Eva García-Morán Divorce, Remarriage, and Child Support Chiappori & Weiss 2007
13-Apr-2010 Zoe Kuehn Aggregate Barriers, Establishment Size and Economic Development Bhattacharya 2009
13-Apr-2010 Lucila Berniell Financial Constraints and Entrepreneurial Investment Bohacek 2006
27-Apr-2010 Maria Tsampa Competition between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers and Peer-Group Effects Epple & Romano 1998
27-Apr-2010 Daniel García Inequality and Social Discounting Fahri & Wérning 2007
11-May-2010 Robert Kirkby Testing Long-Run Neutrality King & Watson 1997
25-May-2010 Eva García-Morán The Quantitative Role of Child Care for Fertility and Female Labor Force Participation Bick 2010
25-May-2010 Daniel García Mergers as Reallocation Jovanovic & Rousseau 2004
8-Jun-2010 Robert Kirkby Tobin's Marginal q and Average q: A Neoclassical Interpretation Hayashi 1982
8-Jun-2010 Ana Millán A Matching Model with Endogenous Skill Requirements Albrecht & Vroman 2002

Reading lists:
16-Feb-2010, 23-Feb-2010, 2-Mar-2010, 9-Mar-2010, 23-Mar-2010, 6-Apr-2010, 13-Apr-2010, 27-Apr-2010, 11-May-2010, 25-May-2010, 8-June-2010



PhD UC3M: Reading Group (Fall 2009)

30-minute presentations:

Date Presenter Paper title (+ link to presentation slides) Authors Year
6-Oct-09 Luis Franjo The computational experiment: An econometric tool Kydland & Prescott 1996
6-Oct-09 Zoe Kuehn The empirical foundations of calibration Hansen & Heckman 1996
13-Oct-09 Dolores de la Mata Macroeconomics and methodology Sims 1996
13-Oct-09 Román Fossati Firm-specific learning and the investment behavior of large and small firms Li & Weinberg 2003
20-Oct-09 Juan Becutti Contracting with imperfect commitment and the revelation principle: The single agent case Bester & Strausz 2001
20-Oct-09 Daniel García Noisy business cycles Angeletos & La'O 2009
27-Oct-09 Lucila Berniell Limited enforcement and the organization of production Quintin 2008
27-Oct-09 Arantxa Crespo Globalization, heterogeneous firms and endogenous investment Vannoorenberghe 2008
3-Nov-09 Efi Adamopoulou Beauty and the Labor Market Hamermesh & Biddle 1994
3-Nov-09 Zeynep Ozkoz The Elusive Gains from International Financial Integration Gourinchas & Jeanne 2009
10-Nov-09 Zoe Kuehn Agency, Earnings Profiles, Productivity, and Hours Restrictions Lazear 1981
10-Nov-09 Luis Franjo Structural Change in a Multisector Model of Growth Ngai & Pissarides 2007
17-Nov-09 Dolores de la Mata The Technology of Skill Formation Cunha & Heckman 2007
17-Nov-09 Daniel García Crisis and Prices: Information Aggregation, Multiplicity and Volatility Angeletos & Wérning 2007
1-Dec-09 Efi Adamopoulou Marrying Your Mom: Preference Transmission and Women's Labour and Education Choices Fernández, Fogli & Olivetti 2002
1-Dec-09 Román Fossati Firm Heterogeneity and the Long-Run Effects of Dividend Tax Reform Gourio & Miao 2009
15-Dec-09 Lian Allub The Basic New-Keynesian Model (book chapter) Galí 2008
19-Jan-10 Robert Kirkby Monetary Policy Design in the Basic New Keynesian Model (book chapter) Galí 2008
19-Jan-10 Cecilia Vives Mismatch Shimer 2007
26-Jan-10 Georgi Kocharkov On the Living Arrangements of Elderly Widows Bethencourt & Ríos-Rull 2009
26-Jan-10 Maria Tsampa On-the-Job Search in a Matching Model with Heterogeneous Jobs and Workers Dolado, Jansen & Jimeno 2009
2-Feb-10 Robert Kirkby A Model with Sticky Wages and Prices (book chapter) Galí 2008
9-Feb-10 Cecilia Vives The Complementarity between Cities and Skills Glaeser & Resseger 2009
9-Feb-10 Ramiro de Elejade Adverse Selection and Switching Costs in Health Insurance Markets:When Nudging Hurts Handel 2009

Reading lists:
13-Oct-2009, 20-Oct-2009, 27-Oct-2009, 3-Nov-2009, 10-Nov-2009, 17-Nov-2009, 1-Dec-2009, 15-Dec-2009, 19-Jan-2010, 26-Jan-2010, 2-Feb-2010, 9-Feb-2010

PhD/MA UC3M: Macro II (Winter 2009)

Syllabus
Final exam: 27 March 2009, 1.00pm-4.00pm, aula 15.1.05 (essential knowledge and tips)
Mid-term exam (essential knowledge)
Notes: Stochastic Euler equations, Continuous-time control theory
Homeworks: HW 1, HW 2, HW 3, Practice problem for midterm,
HW 4, HW 5, HW 6, HW 7, solutions HW 7

Licenciatura UC3M: Macro III (Crecimiento), otoño de 2008

Examen de convocatoria de septiembre y soluciones (en inglés)
Revisión del examen de convocatoria de septiembre:
Viernes, 25 de septiembre 2009,10.00h-11.30h, aula 15.1.15
Examen final y soluciones
Revisión del examen final: Martes, 17 de febrero 2009, 18.00-20.00, aula 15.1.05
Programa
Examen parcial y soluciones (19 de noviembre), conocimientos esenciales para el parcial.
Antiguos exámenes para practicar: Parcial 2007, Parcial 2006,
Final Feb. 2008 (soluciones), Final Sept. 2008 (soluciones)
Transparencias de clase (basadas en transparencias de Antonia Díaz):
Tema 1, Tema 2, Tema 3, Tema 4, Washington Consensus, Tema 5, Tema 6, Tema 7, Tema 8
Hojas de prácticas:
Hoja 1, Hoja 2, Hoja 3, Hoja 4, Hoja 5, Hoja 6, Hoja 7, Hoja 8, Hoja 9, Hoja 10
Datos: pwt61.xls, oecd.xls, practica2.xls
Enlaces: Penn World Tables, World Bank Quick Query

Undergraduate NYU: Statistics (Summer 2005)

Homework Solutions:
HW1, HW2, HW3, HW4, HW5, HW6, HW7, HW8, HW9, (HW9: Questions)

MA NYU: Applied Statistics and Econometrics I (Fall 2004)

Basics in Matrix Algebra: Handout 1 (fill-in version), Handout 2 (fill-in version)
Introduction to EViews



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