teaching

ph.d.
first year

Math Methods for Economists

Introduction to mathematical tools and methods for economists

In particular, I focus on recursive methods/dynamic programming.

Macroeconomic Analysis I

Introduction to business cycle facts, theory, and methods

I cover business cycle facts, the Real Business Cycle (RBC) model, applications of dynamic programming to the NGM and RBC, calibration/evaluation of the RBC, early extensions of the RBC, complete markets, aggregation, asset pricing, the consumption CAPM, welfare costs of business cycles, incomplete markets, self-insurance and precautionary savings, and heterogeneous agent models. slides

ph.d.
second year

undergraduate

Advanced Macroeconomics

Advanced Undergraduate Elective

An introduction for highly-motivated undergrads to growth, business cycles, and modern macro theory.