Economic Growth Spring 2015
chr.groth@econ.ku.dk

Homework/workshop assignment

Generalities

This is the mandatory homework assignment in Economic growth, Spring 2015. You are encouraged to solve the assignment together with fellow students (max. four students per group). If you do not know the other students, but would like to have one or two co-workers, you may send me an e-mail about it. Then I might be able to match you with somebody else in the same situation. You may write your paper in English or Scandinavian as you prefer. As to the text and mathematical formulas in the paper you may use either your computer or readable handwriting. For the present assignment you will need a computer or a pocket calculator to produce some of the numerical results. The maximum accepted number of pages is 8 (10 if hand writing). Be brief and precise in your text. Be careful with your language.

Time table for course activity during the homework/workshop period

Tuesday March 24 at 16:00. The homework/workshop assignment is posted here.
Thursday March 26. Class 8:15-10:00. At least the last half of the exercise class will take the form of a workshop where Niklas Brønager acts as a group consultant. NB! Each group should bring at least one laptop with MATLAB installed. You can download MATLAB from the software library at Punkt.KU.dk. It is recommended that you also, in advance, go to:
http://www.econ.ku.dk/okocg/Computation/Relaxation%20mm%202011/relax.html
and download the following material: 1) the system files for the Relaxation Algorithm, 2) the Instruction Manual, and 3) the MATLAB code for "Ramsey model with a public sector".

Monday March 30. Lecture as usual.
 
Thursday April 9. Class 8:15-10:00. Again about half of the time in class will take the form of a workshop where Niklas acts as a group consultant.

Deadline for your paper is: Monday April 13 at 10:15. You may either upload your paper, as a pdf-file, in Absalon before deadline (then you automatically have a kind of acknowledgement) or give the paper to me at the lecture that Monday. The deadline is a must!

On the front page of your paper you must provide the following information:
1) Full names of all the authors.
2) Date.
3) Name of the course and the lecturer.

I evaluate your paper ("accepted" or "not accepted") and return it, with comments, as soon as possible. The paper must be accepted (grade at least 2) in order to go in for the final written exam.

Good luck! Christian Groth