Macroeconomics
Course Recommendations for MSc Students
Make sure you are able to include the studies in your degree at your home university by checking which courses are included in your home university’s curriculum. For more information, please see the individual course pages and How the credits are registered?
Core Courses
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ECOM-G312
Macroeconomics 1 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-G313
Macroeconomics 2 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-R312/DPE-9312
Advanced Macroeconomics 1 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-R313/DPE-9313
Advanced Macroeconomics 2 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-R319/DPE-9319
Advanced Macroeconomics 3: Business Cycles (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-R318/DPE-9318
Advanced Macroeconomics 4: Heterogenous agent models with policy applications (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
Macroeconomics 1 and 2 are recommended for general track MSc students and Advanced Macroeconomics 1-4 are recommended for research track MSc students
Field Courses
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ECOM-R321/DPE-9321
Advanced Econometrics 3: Macroeconometrics (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-411/DPE-9411
Applied Macroeconometrics 1 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-412/DPE-9412
Applied Macroeconometrics 2 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-410/DPE-9410
Applied Macroeconomics (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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31E40100
History of Economic Growth and Crises (6 cr)
Aalto University
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31E00500
International Trade (6 cr)
Aalto University
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31E23000
Macroeconomics: Policy (6 cr)
Aalto University
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ECOM-434
Money and Monetary Policy (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
Economic Growth (ECOM-427) arranged by the University of Helsinki is also recommended (not lectured 2022-2023)
Money and Banking (26035) arranged by Hanken is also recommended (not lectured 2022-2023)
In addition to macroeconomics field courses, a student should benefit from more general courses depending on her research orientation. We list some of these under two broad categories.
Useful courses for the analysis of aggregate fluctuations:
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ECOM-R319/DPE-9319
Advanced Macroeconomics 3: Business Cycles (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-R321/DPE-9321
Advanced Econometrics 3: Macroeconometrics (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-411/DPE-9411
Applied Macroeconometrics 1 (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECOM-410/DPE-9410
Applied Macroeconomics (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
Useful courses for the macroeconomics of distribution and growth:
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ECOM-R318/DPE-9318
Advanced Macroeconomics 4: Heterogenous agent models with policy applications (5 cr)
University of Helsinki - Economics
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ECON-L4400
Advanced Econometrics 4 (Microeconometrics, 5 cr)
Aalto University
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ECON-E0710
Labor Economics I (6 cr)
Aalto University
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ECOM-438/DPE9438
Search Theory
University of Helsinki - Economics
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31E00910
Applied Microeconometrics I (6 cr)
Aalto University