Knowledge
Upon completion of the course, the student can…
- Analyse business cycles and the interactions between macroeconomic developments and financial markets.
- Discuss how monetary policy and business cycle events affect interest rates and stock markets.
- Interpret business cycle indicators and macroeconomic development.
- Analyze the scarring effect of business cycles on lifetime outcomes.
Skills
Upon completion of the course, the student can…
- Analyse business cycle concepts and chronology.
- Conduct a quantitative analysis of business cycles, including the decomposition of time series into trend, cycle, seasonal components, as well as forecasts.
- Apply theories of monetary and fiscal policy and interest rate setting.
- Evaluate the current business cycle conditions and future developments.
General competence
Upon completion of the course, the student can...
- Analysis economic policy and business cycles.
- Assess the business cycle environment for firms.
- Assess the business cycle environment for individuals.