Econ 210B - Macroeconomics   Professor Garey Ramey   Winter 2009       Lectures: TuTh 9:30-10:50am Econ 300 Office hours: Wed 2:30-3:30pm Econ 308             TA hours: Wed 9:30-11:00am Econ 200           Course handouts :   Syllabus v.2 Problem Set 1   Notes on Time Series Modeling Problem Set 2   Lecture Slides on Real Aggregates Computational Project   Notes on Linear REE Problem Set 3   Notes on Log-linearizing RBC Model Problem Set 4   Lecture Slides on RBC Model Final Exam         Matlab functions and data:   Triangular factorization - HP filter - Polynomial trend   NIPA data     Readings:   Whelan, "A Guide to the Use of Chain Aggregated NIPA Data"   BEA, "Updated Summary NIPA Methodologies "   Business Cycle Dating Committee, "The NBER's Business-Cycle Dating Procedure"     Carroll, "A Theory of the Consumption Function"