# Advanced Economies 2026 **Repository Path**: johnny-ease/AdvancedEconomies2026 ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: Advanced Economies 2026 - **Description**: No description available - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: Not specified - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 2 - **Forks**: 1 - **Created**: 2026-03-03 - **Last Updated**: 2026-04-16 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # Advanced Macroeconomics (Spring 2026) Course homepage repository for **Advanced Macroeconomics** (Spring 2026). ## What this repo is for - Course materials (slides/handouts), readings, and homework will be published here. - For course-related questions, please open an issue in this repository (messages in the course chat group may be missed). ## Repository structure - [Books/](Books/) — textbooks and reading materials - [Lectures/](Lectures/) — lecture slides and handouts - [Homeworks/](Homeworks/) — homework PDFs and related files ## Textbooks - Romer, D. (2018). *Advanced Macroeconomics* (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill. - Williamson, S. D. (2018). *Macroeconomics, Global Edition* (6th ed.). Pearson. - Acemoglu, D. (2009). *Introduction to Modern Economic Growth*. Princeton University Press. ## Grading - Continuous assessment: 40% - Final exam: 60% (open-book) ## Homework ### Homework I — Course notes (all chapters) **Task**: Prepare course notes covering all chapters. **Requirements** 1. Notes must be **handwritten** (either on a tablet/stylus or on paper). 2. Focus on core ideas; at minimum include: - A list of key **terms and concepts** (no need to copy full definitions, but you should understand them) - Your own derivations of the main **models**, including key equations and diagrams 3. Submit a single **PDF**. If written on paper, please scan or photograph and merge into one PDF. - Submission link: - Due date: 2026-04-26 ### Homework II (TBC) | File | Submission link | Due date | |:--|:--|:--| | [Homeworks/Homework 0.pdf](Homeworks/Homework%200.pdf) | | 2026-03-12 | | [Homeworks/Homework 1.pdf](Homeworks/Homework%201.pdf) | | 2026-03-26 | | Homework 3 (Show below) | | 2026-04-10 | #### Homework 3 For the seven basic growth facts and the six Kaldor stylized facts, provide model-based explanations one by one. State which theoretical model can explain each fact and why. If the models studied so far cannot explain a fact, explain why not.