Schedule 2026

Undergraduate Honours Macroeconomics

Author
Affiliation

Jesse Perla

University of British Columbia

Problem Sets and Exams

  1. Due Midnight PST on January 13 - Problem Set 0. This is a pass/fail problem set (i.e., hand it in you pass!)
  2. Due Midnight PST on January 20 - Problem Set 1
  3. Due Midnight PST on February 1 - Problem Set 2
  4. Due Midnight PST on February 10 - Problem Set 3
  5. Due Midnight PST on February 22 - Problem Set 4
  6. February 25 - MIDTERM EXAM IN CLASS

Schedule

  1. January 5 - Introduction to Modern Macro and start Asset Pricing and Difference Equations
  2. January 7 - Math Review
  3. January 12 - Asset Pricing and Difference Equations and start Permanent Income Model
  4. January 14 - Permanent Income Model
  5. January 19 - Permanent Income Model and start Incomplete Markets
  6. January 21 - Incomplete Markets
  7. January 26 - Finish Incomplete Markets and Markov Chains and Unemployment
  8. January 28 - Markov Chains and Unemployment and start Stochastic Asset Pricing
  9. February 2 - Review Problem Sets
  10. February 4 - Stochastic Asset Pricing
  11. February 9 - Stochastic Asset Pricing
  12. February 11 - Stochastic Permanent Income Model
  13. February 16 - SPRING BREAK (NO CLASS)
  14. February 18 - SPRING BREAK (NO CLASS)
  15. February 23 - Midterm and Problem Set Review
  16. February 25 - Midterm
  17. March 2 - Search
  18. March 4 - Search and General Equilibrium
  19. March 9 - General Equilibrium
  20. March 11 - Interest Rates
  21. March 16 - Stochastic Interest Rates
  22. March 18 - Stochastic Interest Rates
  23. March 23 - Growth
  24. March 25 - Growth
  25. March 30 - Growth and Fiscal Policy
  26. April 1 - PS Reviews
  27. April 6 - STAT HOLIDAY (EASTER MONDAY, NO CLASS)
  28. April 8 - Final Practice Review

Problem Set Grading Scheme

Problem sets are graded using letter grades in Canvas. Their primary purpose is to give you feedback on your understanding of the material and to encourage studying for exams.

  • A+: All questions are correct, with clear understanding of the underlying ideas, intuition, and nuances.
  • A: Nearly everything is correct, with only minor errors or small gaps in interpretation.
  • A-: Solid work overall, though with several mistakes or incomplete understanding in places. Nothing to be alarmed about.
  • B+: A signal that you may be starting to fall behind and should put in additional effort to keep up with the material.
  • Below B+: Indicates more serious difficulties. You are strongly encouraged to attend TA or instructor office hours.

I reserve the right to map these letter grades to percentage scores based on the difficulty and structure of a particular problem set.

Solutions will not be distributed directly. This is intentional, to encourage future students to struggle through the problem sets themselves. You are welcome to take notes or photos of the whiteboard during solution discussions.