Books and lecture notes
Roemer, D: Advanced Macroeconomics, 3rd ed, 2006. McGraw-Hill. Chapter 1, 2, 4, 5.1, 5.3-5.6, 7, 8.1-8.6, 9.1-9.2, 9.4, 9.8-9.9, 11.1-11.5, 11.8-11.10 (or corresponding chapters in earlier editions).
Williamson, Stephen: Notes on Macroeconomic Theory, Unpublished. University of Iowa, 1999. Chapters 1-3, 5-6. Available. here.
In addition a short note on growth models for small open economies may be distributed during the lectures.
Articles and book chapters:
Kydland, F. E. and E. C. Prescott: Business cycles. Real facts and a monetary myth, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Quarterly Review, 14(2):3-18, Spring 1990.
Cooley, T. F.: Calibrated Models, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 13(3):55-69, 1997.
Harley, J. E., K. D. Hoover and K. D. Salyer: The limits of business cycle research: Assessing the real business cycle model, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 13(3):34-54, 1997.
Lindbeck A and M. Persson: The gains from pension reform, NB: Log in to BIBSYS first. Journal of Economic Literature, 41(1):74-112 2003.
Li, V. E: Can market-clearing models explain U.S. labor market fluctuations?, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, 81(4):35-49, 1999.
Blanchard, O: European unemployment: The evolution of facts and ideas, Economic Policy 21:5-59, 2006.
S?rensen, P. B. and H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen: Introducing Advanced Macroeconomics, 2005 McGraw Hill. Pp 433-456. Chapter 15: Investment and asset prices.
Additional resources (for reference, not required):
Syds?ter, K. et al: Further Mathematics for Ecnonomic Analysis, Prentic Hall 2008 (Primarily Ch. 11.1-11.2 and 12).