ECON 607 Macroeconomic Theory II
Notes from Macroeconomic Theory II at the University of Michigan with Professors Leahy and Ottonello.

Leahy
Notes
Topics: Macroeconomics, Complete Markets, Endowment Economies, Arrow–Debreu Securities, Arrow Securities, Incomplete Markets, Huggett, Real Business-Cycle Models.
Ottonello
Notes
Topics: Perturbation Methods, RBC Models, Balanced Growth Requirements, DMP Search, Shimer’s Search Model, Simple Directed Search, New Keynesian Phillips Curve.
Handouts and programs
- Handout on balancing materials
- Handout on Shimer’s planner problem
- MATLAB program for exact vs. perturbation solution comparison. Requires
gx_hx.mfrom the Schmitt-Grohé & Uribe MATLAB toolbox.