Graph of a persistent shock with ρ = 0.5. Learn more in Countercyclical Liquidity Premia in lecture notes. (Figure courtesy of Prof. Lorenzoni.)
Prof. Guido Lorenzoni
Prof. Olivier Blanchard
14.462
Spring 2007
Graduate
Professor Blanchard will discuss shocks, labor markets and unemployment, and dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE models). Professor Lorenzoni will cover demand shocks, macroeconomic effects of news (with or without nominal rigidities), investment with credit constraints, and liquidity with its aggregate effects.