DRE 7011 Lecture series on Oil Markets and the Macro Economy
DRE 7011 Lecture series on Oil Markets and the Macro Economy
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After taking this course the students should have a solid knowledge of advanced research in oil market models and the link between oil prices, the macroeconomy and monetary policy.
To model and forecast the oil market, the students should master and be able to produce sophisticated research using a variety of linear and non-linear time series methods.
To analyse the link between the oil market, the macroeconomy and monetary policy, the students will be familiar with, among others, structural vector autoregression (VAR) models and Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models
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The course will conver topics such as:
- Alternative Specifications of the Price of Oil
- Driver of the oil price
- Forecasting the Real Price of Oil
- A Review of the Channels of Transmission of Oil Price Shocks
- Are Macroeconomic Responses Asymmetric in Oil Price Increases and Decreases?
- Monetary Policy Responses to Oil Price Fluctuations
- Resource rich economies
A course of 3 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of 80-90 hours.
Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all courses, it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/It's learning or text book.
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Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
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| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: DRE70111 Grading scale: Pass/fail Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 15 Hour(s) | |
Feedback activities and counselling | 3 | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 32 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 10 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 20 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 3 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 80 hours.