Main courses





MONETARY POLICY MODELS AND STRATEGIES

20-hour master's level course taught in French at Ensae (2006-present)

General presentation

General introduction

  • Lecture 1: general introduction
  • Part A: DSGE models for monetary policy

    Chapter I: general considerations

  • Lecture 2: presentation
  • Lecture 3: resolution, calibration, estimation

    Chapter II: the New Keynesian model

  • Lecture 4: presentation
  • Lecture 5: inflation and stabilisation biases
  • Lecture 6: interest-rate rules
  • Lecture 7: monetary policy and deflation
  • Lecture 8: extensions

    Part B: two monetary policy strategies

    Chapter III: inflation-targeting strategy

  • Lecture 9: presentation
  • Lecture 10: monetary policy transparency
  • Lecture 11: monetary policy assumption in the projections

    Chapter IV: ECB's strategy

  • Lecture 12: presentation
  • Lecture 13: monetary policy and asset prices
  • Lecture 14: monetary policy stance indicators
  • Lecture 15: panel discussion and press conference

    General conclusion

  • Lecture 16: general conclusion

    References

    Exams

  • 2007 exam
  • 2008 exam



    ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, PART ONE: MONETARY AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS

    39-hour master's level course taught in English at the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2003-2006)

    General presentation

    General introduction

    Chapter I: the road to EMU

  • Bretton Woods (1944-1972)
  • The snake in the tunnel (1972-1979)
  • The EMS (1979-1993)
  • From the EMS to EMU (1993-1999)

    Chapter II: is EMU an Optimal Currency Area?

  • The benefits of a currency area
  • The costs of a currency area
  • The OCA criteria
  • Is EMU an OCA?
  • Will EMU become an OCA?

    Chapter III: monetary policy in EMU

  • Monetary policy in theory
  • Monetary policy in the Maastricht Treaty
  • Monetary policy in practice

    Chapter IV: fiscal policy in EMU

  • National fiscal policy
  • Fiscal policy externalities
  • The Stability and Growth Pact

    Chapter V: goods, labour and financial markets in EMU

  • Goods markets in EMU
  • Labour markets in EMU
  • Financial markets in EMU

    Chapter VI: EMU and the world economy

  • What international role for the euro?
  • Will the UK ever join EMU?

    General conclusion

    Exams

  • Example No. 1
  • Example No. 2
  • Jan. 2004 exam
  • Sep. 2004 exam
  • Jan. 2005 exam
  • Sep. 2005 exam
  • Jan. 2006 exam
  • Sep. 2006 exam