Category Archives: Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics posts and comments

Macro – Week 2

This week we are going to finish quickly the chapter on comparative advantage, and work hard on chapter 3, supply and demand.  I’d advise reading the chapters in advance, so you can ask good questions!!

You are also in a position to try the homework questions from chapters 1 and 2.  Bring questions.

Leaving Comments – Macro and Logistics

I seem to have fixed it so that you can leave comments on my blog.  so please try to do so if you have something to say.  We can get some threads going for the final.  Any comment on this post in the next 24 hours will get one bonus point. No extra points for more than one comment.  Try it out!

Reaction Function – Macro

A number of documents about the reaction function.

A Forward-Looking Monetary Policy Reaction Function

ESTIMATING A MONETARY POLICY REACTION FUNCTION FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MONETARY POLICY REACTION FUNCTION IN TURKEY

This one compares Germany’s central bank with the European Central Bank (like the Fed for the EEC).

Comparing Monetary Policy Reaction Functions: ECB versus Bundesbank

And some macroeconomic studies for Egypt.

Application of the Monetary Policy Reaction Function to Output Fluctuations for Egypt

Here’s a Berkeley economist’s contribution to the talk about the reaction function.

The Monetary Policy Reaction Function