Hans Gersbach: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2021

NameHerr Prof. Dr. Hans Gersbach
LehrgebietMakroökonomie: Innovation und Politik
Adresse
Makroökonomie, Gersbach
ETH Zürich, LEE F 101
Leonhardstrasse 21
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 632 82 80
E-Mailgersbach@kof.ethz.ch
DepartementManagement, Technologie und Ökonomie
BeziehungOrdentlicher Professor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
363-1136-00LDynamic Macroeconomics, Innovation and Growth
Students who have successfully completed the course "Dynamic Macroeconomics" (364-0559-00L) or
"Economics of Innovation and Growth" (363-0562-01L) can not register for this course.
3 KP2VH. Gersbach
KurzbeschreibungIntroducing dynamic models and workhorses in macroeconomics, understanding the role of innovation and institutions for economic development and discussing policies to foster innovation and economic growth, with a perspective on how digitization and artificial intelligence will affect our economies.
LernzielAfter the course, students will be familiar with dynamic general equilibrium theory and the basic workhorses in macroeconomics. Participants will be able to speak the Arrow-Debreu and recursive language and apply the frameworks to interesting issues, such as innovation and growth. Moreover, students will understand how the world has developed over the last centuries and the proximate and fundamental causes of innovation and economic growth. Students will understand and apply the basic models of economic growth and will be able to identify policies to foster innovation and growth and to reduce the large wealth differences in the world. Finally, they understand how digitization and artificial intelligence will drive the economies.
Inhalt1. Introduction

2. The Arrow-Debreu Approach and Sequential Markets

3. The Neoclassical Growth Model and the Representative Agent Model (with Mathematical Background)

4. Technological Progress and how the World has developed

5. Innovations and Growth (New Growth Theory)

6. Growth Policies and Fundamental Causes for Growth

7. Digitization and Artificial Intelligence
Literatur1. Acemoglu, D. (2009): Introduction to Modern Economic Growth. Princeton University Press, Cambridge MA.

2. Stokey, N. and Lucas, R. (1989): Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States and London, England.

3. Ljungqvist, L. and Sargent, T. (2004): Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States and London, England.

4. Barro, R.J. and X. Sala-i-Martin (2004): Economic Growth. MIT Press.

5. Aghion P. and P. Howitt (1998): Endogenous Growth Theory. MIT Press.

6. Aghion P. and S. Durlauf (eds. 2005): Handbook of Economic Growth. Elsevier, chapter 6.

7. Romer, D. (2001): Advanced Macroeconomics. McGraw-Hill.

8. Bretschger, L. (1999): Growth Theory and Sustainable Development. Edward Elgar.

9. Romer, P. (1990): Endogenous Technological Change, Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 98(5).

10. Aghion, P. and P. Howitt (1992):A Model of Endogenous Growth through Creative Destruction. Econometrica, Vol. 60(2).

11. Lucas, R. (1988): On the Mechanics of Economic Development, Journal of Monetary Economics, Vol. 22.

12. Rebelo, S. (1991): Long-Run Policy Analysis and Long-Run Growth. Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 99(3).

13. Piketty, T. (2014): Capital in the Tewnty-First Century. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

14. Current Literature on Digitization and Artificial Intelligence
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesStudents who have successfully completed the course "Dynamic Macroeconomics" (364-0559-00L) or "Economics of Innovation and Growth" (363-0562-01L) can not register for this course.
364-0531-00LCER-ETH Research Seminar0 KP2SH. Gersbach, A. Bommier, L. Bretschger
KurzbeschreibungForschungsseminar des Center of Economic Research CER-ETH
LernzielVerständnis der aktuell führenden Forschung in den Gebieten der CER-ETH Professuren.
InhaltReferate zu aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen aus den Bereichen Ressourcen- und Umweltökonomie, theoretische und angewandte Wachstums- und Aussenwirtschaftstheorie sowie Energie- und Innovationsökonomie von in- und ausländischen Gastreferierenden sowie von ETH-internen Referierenden.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesBitte spezielle Ankündigungen beachten.

Studierende des GESS-Pflichtwahlfachs sollten sich vor Beginn mit der Seminarleitung in Verbindung setzen.
364-0556-00LDoctoral Workshop: Astute Modelling Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Prerequisite: Students are expected to attend the course 364-0559-00L "Dynamic Macroeconomics (Doctoral Course)", before registering for this workshop.
3 KP1GH. Gersbach
KurzbeschreibungIn this workshop, ongoing research is presented and the criteria and guidelines for astute modelling of economic, political, and social situations are discussed.
LernzielWe will learn how to craft models, how to present our own research and improve our analytical skills.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesStudents are expected to attend the doctoral course "Macroeconomic Dynamics" before registering for this workshop.
364-0581-00LMicroeconomics Seminar (ETH/UZH)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH as an incoming student.
UZH Module Code: DOEC6089

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/deadlines.html
0 KP2SH. Gersbach
KurzbeschreibungResearch Seminar
research papers of leading researchers in Microeconomics are presented and discussed
LernzielResearch Seminar
research papers of leading researchers in Microeconomics are presented and discussed
InhaltInvited Speakers present current research in Microeconomics
364-1058-00LRisk Center Seminar Series0 KP2SB. J. Bergmann, D. Basin, A. Bommier, D. N. Bresch, L.‑E. Cederman, P. Cheridito, F. Corman, O. Fink, H. Gersbach, C. Hölscher, K. Paterson, H. Schernberg, F. Schweitzer, D. Sornette, B. Stojadinovic, B. Sudret, J. Teichmann, U. A. Weidmann, S. Wiemer, M. Zeilinger, R. Zenklusen
KurzbeschreibungThis course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling complex socio-economic systems and crises. Students and other guests are welcome.
LernzielParticipants should learn to get an overview of the state of the art in the field, to present it in a well understandable way to an interdisciplinary scientific audience, to develop novel mathematical models for open problems, to analyze them with computers, and to defend their results in response to critical questions. In essence, participants should improve their scientific skills and learn to work scientifically on an internationally competitive level.
InhaltThis course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling complex socio-economic systems and crises. For details of the program see the webpage of the colloquium. Students and other guests are welcome.
SkriptThere is no script, but a short protocol of the sessions will be sent to all participants who have participated in a particular session. Transparencies of the presentations may be put on the course webpage.
LiteraturLiterature will be provided by the speakers in their respective presentations.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesParticipants should have relatively good mathematical skills and some experience of how scientific work is performed.
364-1090-00LResearch Seminar in Contract Theory, Banking and Money (University of Zurich)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH as an incoming student.
UZH Module Code: DOEC0988

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/deadlines.html
3 KP2SH. Gersbach, Uni-Dozierende
KurzbeschreibungRecent developments in the fields of contract theory, finance, banking, money and macroeconomics.
LernzielUnderstanding recent developments in the fields of contract theory, finance, banking and macroeconomics.
851-0735-09LWorkshop & Lecture Series on the Law & Economics of Innovation Information 2 KP2SS. Bechtold, H. Gersbach
KurzbeschreibungThis series is a joint project by ETH Zurich and the Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich. It provides an overview of interdisciplinary research on intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy & technology policy. Scholars from law, economics, management and related fields present their current research. All speakers are internationally well-known experts from Europe, the U.S. & beyond.
LernzielAfter the workshop and lecture series, participants should be acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches towards intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy and technology policy research. They should also have an overview of current topics of international research in these areas.
InhaltThe workshop and lecture series will present a mix of speakers who represent the wide range of current social science research methods applied to intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy and technology policy issues. In particular, theoretical models, empirical and experimental research as well as legal research methods will be represented.
SkriptPapers discussed in the workshop and lecture series are posted in advance on the course web page.
LiteraturWilliam Landes / Richard Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law, 2003
Suzanne Scotchmer, Innovation and Incentives, 2004
Peter Menell / Suzanne Scotchmer: Intellectual Property Law, in: Polinsky / Shavell (eds.), Handbook of Law and Economics, Volume 2, Amsterdam 2007, pp. 1471-1570
Bronwyn Hall / Nathan Rosenberg (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, 2 volumes, Amsterdam 2010
Bronwyn Hall / Dietmar Harhoff, Recent Research on the Economics of Patents, 2011
Paul Belleflamme / Martin Peitz, Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies, Cambridge, 2nd edition 2015
Robert Merges, Economics of Intellectual Property Law, in Parisi (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Law & Economics, Volume 2, 2017
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Fachspezifische KompetenzenKonzepte und Theoriengeprüft
Methodenspezifische KompetenzenAnalytische Kompetenzengeprüft
Problemlösunggeprüft
Soziale KompetenzenKommunikationgeprüft
Persönliche KompetenzenKreatives Denkengeprüft
Kritisches Denkengeprüft