Said Business School PPE | Second Year

Oxford PPE | 2026

PPE Macroeconomics

PPE Macroeconomics is a second-year course taught partly by Fatih Kansoy. The course focuses on core analytical frameworks in modern macroeconomics, with emphasis on long-run growth theory and fiscal policy under government budget constraints.

Topic Structure

Current course map

Topic 1

Economic Growth Models

Long-run growth frameworks and their policy interpretation.

  • Solow growth model
  • Romer model
  • Jones model
  • Capital accumulation and productivity dynamics
  • Convergence and empirical growth patterns

Topic 2

Fiscal Policy and Government Budget Constraint

Fiscal sustainability, debt accumulation, and policy trade-offs.

  • Government budget constraint
  • Debt dynamics and stabilization
  • Fiscal-policy choices under macro constraints
  • Sustainability and credibility questions
  • Policy implications for medium-run macro outcomes

Information

Current scope

Materials

The page currently provides the course map only. Additional links for lecture files, notes, or problem sets can be added as the course materials are finalized.