List of Econ 720 exam questions¶

Overlapping Generations¶

OLG Endowment Economy: Qualifier Aug 2009, Q1
Overlapping Generations: Qualifier Jan 2011, Q1
Subsistence Consumption: Qualifier Aug 2012, Q1
OLG Model With Money: Qualifier Aug 2013, Q2
OLG Model With Imperfect Capital Markets: Qualifier Jan 2016, Q1
OLG Asset Pricing: Qualifier June 2020, Q1
OLG Where Only the Old Consume: Qualifier Jan 2021, Q1
Seignorage Financed Public Capital: Qualifier June 2022, Q1
OLG With Education: Qualifier Aug 2022, Q2
An OLG Model With Shocks: Qualifier June 2023, Q1
OLG With Money: Qualifier Aug 2023, Q1
OLG Planning Problem: Qualifier June 2024, Q1
Investment Taxation and Labor Supply: Qualifier Aug 2025, Q3
OLG Model with Human Capital: Midterm Spring 2009, Q1
Two Types of Households: Midterm Spring 2010, Q1
Three Period OLG Model: Midterm Fall 2011, Q1
Krueger and Ludwig (2006 JME): Midterm Fall 2012, Q1
OLG with Arrow-Debreu: Midterm Fall 2013, Q1
OLG with Money and Trees: Midterm Fall 2014, Q1
Dynamics of Warm Glow Bequests: Midterm Fall 2015, Q2
OLG with Government Debt: Midterm Fall 2017, Q1
OLG Endowment Economy: Midterm Fall 2018, Q1
Three Period OLG Model: Midterm Fall 2020, Q1
OLG Model with Public Capital: Midterm Fall 2021, Q1
OLG Model with T Period Lifetimes: Midterm Fall 2022, Q1
Households Produce "Money": Midterm Fall 2023, Q1
OLG with Different Discount Rates: Midterm Fall 2024, Q1

Infinite Horizon, Discrete Time¶

Growth Model with Government Spending: Qualifier Jan 2010, Q1
Optimal Taxation with Two Consumption Goods: Qualifier Aug 2011, Q2
Two Sector Model: Qualifier Jan 2013, Q2
Guvenen, Kuruscu and Ozkan: Qualifier Aug 2013, Q3
Two Capital Goods: Qualifier Aug 2016, Q2
Overborrowing: Qualifier Jan 2017, Q2
Small Open Endowment Economy: Qualifier Aug 2017, Q2
Vintage Capital: Qualifier May 2019, Q1
Finitely Lived Capital: Qualifier Aug 2019, Q1
Open Economy with Capital Adjustment Costs: Qualifier Aug 2020, Q1
CIA Model: Qualifier Aug 2020, Q2
CIA Model With Hours Choice: Qualifier Jan 2021, Q4
Taxing Capital, Labor, and Consumption: Qualifier June 2021, Q4
The Cake Eating Problem: Qualifier Aug 2024, Q1
Housing: Qualifier Aug 2025, Q2
Education Costs: Midterm Spring 2008 (Econ602), Q1
A Growing Economy: Midterm Spring 2009 (Take 3), Q1
Capital Depreciates in 2 Periods: Midterm Fall 2015, Q1
CIA with Cash and Credit Goods: Midterm Fall 2016, Q1
Ben-Porath Model: Midterm Fall 2017, Q2
Arrow-Debreu Endowment Economy: Midterm Fall 2019, Q1
CIA Model without Capital: Final Fall 2018, Q1
Growth with Many Capital Goods: Final Fall 2019, Q1

Infinite Horizon, Continuous Time¶

An Investment Problem: Qualifier Jan 2012, Q2
Relative Wealth Preferences: Midterm Spring 2008 (Econ602), Q2
Habit Formation: Midterm Spring 2009, Q2
Habit Formation: Midterm Spring 2010, Q2
Carroll et al. (2000): Midterm Fall 2016, Q2
Continuous Time Ben-Porath Model: Midterm Fall 2017, Q3
Growth Model With Human Capital: Final Fall 2011, Q1
Money in the Utility Function: Final Fall 2012, Q1
Growth Model with Two Capital Goods: Final Fall 2014, Q2
Continuous Time Growth Model: Final Fall 2017, Q1
Continuous Time Model with Patents: Final Fall 2018, Q2
Money in the Utility Function: Final Fall 2020, Q1
Growth with Two Capital Goods: Final Fall 2022, Q1
Wealth Externality: Final Fall 2023, Q2
Habit Formation: Final Fall 2024, Q1

Endogenous Growth¶

Production Externality Growth Model: Qualifier Aug 2009, Q3
AK Model in Continuous Time: Qualifier Jan 2010, Q2
Two-Capital Endogenous Growth: Qualifier Jan 2010, Q3
Wealth Externality: Qualifier Aug 2010, Q1
AK Model with Money: Qualifier Aug 2010, Q2
R&D: Durable Intermediates: Qualifier Jan 2013, Q3
Quality Ladders: Qualifier Jan 2015, Q4
Growth Model With Public Capital: Qualifier Aug 2015, Q3
Endogenous Growth with Two Technologies: Qualifier Aug 2017, Q3
Learning by Doing: Qualifier June 2021, Q1
Endogenous Growth With Two Capital Goods: Qualifier June 2025, Q1

Asset Pricing¶

Asset Pricing (Stocks and Bonds): Qualifier Aug 2010, Q3
Two Trees in a Lucas Model: Qualifier Aug 2011, Q1
Trees and Bonds: Qualifier Jan 2012, Q1
Asset Pricing with Habits: Qualifier Aug 2014, Q2
Asset Pricing: Qualifier Jan 2021, Q3
Two Lucas Trees: Qualifier June 2021, Q3
Asset Pricing: Bonds Give Utility: Qualifier Aug 2021, Q2
Government Debt Enters Utility: Qualifier Aug 2023, Q3
Stochastic Discount Factors: Qualifier Aug 2025, Q1
Yield Curve in the Lucas Fruit Tree Model: Final Spring 2009, Q1
Lucas Fruit Trees With Crashes: Final Fall 2013, Q2
Asset Pricing with Habit Formation: Final Fall 2016, Q2
Stochastic Endowment Economy: Final Fall 2019, Q2
Equity Financed Firms: Final Fall 2021, Q1
Asset Pricing Inclusive of Dividends: Final Fall 2022, Q2

Stochastic Growth Models¶

Stochastic Growth: Qualifier Aug 2009, Q2
Stochastic CIA Model: Qualifier Jan 2015, Q3
Small Open Economy Real Business Cycles: Qualifier Aug 2015, Q1
Money in the Utility Function: Qualifier Aug 2017, Q1
Vintage Capital: Qualifier Jan 2018, Q2
Investment Adjustment Costs: Qualifier Aug 2019, Q2
RBC with Comparison Utility: Qualifier Aug 2020, Q3
RBC Model: Qualifier Jan 2021, Q2
Habit Formation: Qualifier Aug 2021, Q1
Public Capital: Qualifier Aug 2021, Q3
Government Spending Shocks and Business Cycles: Qualifier June 2022, Q2
Government Spending and Business Cycles: Qualifier Aug 2022, Q1
Business Cycles: Qualifier June 2023, Q2
State-Dependent Taxation: Qualifier Aug 2023, Q2
Productive Government Spending and Business Cycles: Qualifier June 2024, Q2
Business Cycles: Qualifier Aug 2024, Q3
Government Spending and the Business Cycle: Qualifier June 2025, Q3
Stochastic CIA Model: Final Fall 2010, Q1
Stochastic Growth: Final Fall 2017, Q2
Growth and Detrending: Final Fall 2020, Q2
Stochastic Sidrauski Model: Final Fall 2024, Q2

Search and Matching¶

One Period Unemployment Benefits: Final Spring 2009, Q2
Search: Final Fall 2010, Q2
McCall Model With Stochastic Wages: Final Fall 2011, Q2
McCall Model With On-the-job Search: Final Fall 2012, Q2
Shimer's MP Model: Final Fall 2013, Q1
MP Model With Skills: Final Fall 2015, Q2
McCall Model with Promotions: Final Fall 2016, Q3
Mortensen-Pissarides with Training: Final Fall 2017, Q3
Unemployment Insurance: Qualifier June 2023, Q3

Heterogeneous Agent Models¶

Growth Model with Heterogeneous Households: Qualifier Aug 2009, Q4
Heterogeneous Preferences: Qualifier Jan 2011, Q2
Money as a Bubble: Qualifier Aug 2014, Q3
Liquidity Trap: Qualifier Aug 2015, Q2
AK Model With Different Discount Factors: Qualifier Jan 2016, Q2
Growth Model with Idiosyncratic Productivity: Qualifier Jan 2017, Q1
Two Countries: Qualifier May 2018, Q1
RCE with Heterogeneity: Qualifier May 2018, Q2
Two Skill Model: Qualifier June 2020, Q2
Self-Insurance and Redistribution: Qualifier June 2021, Q2
An Incomplete-Markets Model With Labor Supply: Qualifier Aug 2021, Q4
Government Spending With Heterogeneous Agents: Qualifier June 2022, Q3
Money as a Bubble: Qualifier Aug 2022, Q3
Wealth Redistribution and Labor Supply: Qualifier June 2024, Q3
Money With Heterogeneity: Qualifier Aug 2024, Q2
Heterogeneous Firms: Qualifier June 2025, Q2
Credit Markets and Self-Insurance: Qualifier June 2025, Q4
Assets as a Medium of Exchange: Qualifier Aug 2025, Q4
Lucas Tree Model with Idiosyncratic Shocks: Final Fall 2014, Q1
Economy With Land and Heterogeneity: Final Fall 2015, Q1
CIA Model with Heterogeneity: Final Fall 2016, Q1

Other¶

Monetary Policy (Barro-Gordon): Qualifier Aug 2011, Q3
New Keynesian Model: Qualifier Jan 2012, Q3
Barro-Gordon Model: Qualifier Aug 2012, Q2
Basic New Keynesian Model: Qualifier Aug 2012, Q3
New Keynesian Model with Technology Shocks: Qualifier Jan 2013, Q1
Barro-Gordon Rules versus Commitment: Qualifier Aug 2013, Q1
Technology Shocks in the New Keynesian Model: Qualifier Jan 2014, Q1
Static Model of Differentiated Goods: Qualifier Jan 2014, Q2
Monetary Policy and Wage Setting: Qualifier Aug 2014, Q1
Price Level Interest Rate Rule: Qualifier Jan 2015, Q1
Inflation Persistence and Monetary Policy: Qualifier Jan 2015, Q2
Nominal Wage Rigidity: Qualifier Aug 2016, Q1
Sticky Wage Steady State: Qualifier Jan 2018, Q1
New Keynesian Model: Qualifier June 2020, Q3
Short Questions: Final Fall 2023, Q1