The optional readings focus on the analytical material and often go beyond what we will cover in class. These are based on Dornbusch, Fisher and Startz, 1998, Macroeconomics, 7th Edition, [DFS] Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld's International Economics, Theory and Policy, Addison-Wesley, 5th Edition, 2000 [KO] or Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 1-57259-644-9 [M].
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| | | | | | 1 | | | | Basic Tools of Economic Management | | | | Compilation: The German Hyperinflation. HBS. Note on Money and Monetary Policy. | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | Basic Tools of Economic Management | | | | HBS. The Great Depression: Causes and Impact. HBS. A Keynesian Cure for the Depression. | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | Basic Tools of Economic Management | | | | HBS. The Reagan Plan. | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | Development Strategies | | | | HBS. Singapore. HBS. Accounting for Productivity Growth. | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | Development Strategies | | | | HBS. Chile: The Latin American Tiger? HBS. Note on Exchange Rate Determination. | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | Emerging Market Crises | | | | HBS. The 1994-95 Mexican Peso Crisis. | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | Emerging Market Crises | | | | Eichengreen, B. Understanding Asia's Crisis. Eichengreen, B. How Economists Understand Crisis? | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | Emerging Market Crises | | | | HBS. Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina. | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | Transition Economies and Africa | | | | HBS. Russia - 1994. HBS. Bribery and Corruption. | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | Transition Economies and Africa | | | | HBS. China: Facing the 21st Century. HBS. Transition to a Market Economy. | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | Transition Economies and Africa | | | | HBS. Uganda and the Washington Consensus. | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | Challenges of the Developed Economies | | | | HBS. European Monetary Union. | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | Challenges of the Developed Economies | | | | HBS. Unemployment in France: Priority Number One. | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | Challenges of the Developed Economies | | | | HBS. Japan: Free, Fair and Global? | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | Challenges of the Developed Economies | | | | New Trade Issues and the Genetically Modified Foods: Ferrantino, M. "International Trade, Environment Quality and Public Policy." The Economist. "Getting Better all the Time." | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | Challenges of the Developed Economies | | | | The debate on Globalization: Golub, S. "Does trade with low wage countries hurt american workers?" Feenstra, R. "Integration of Trade and Disintegration of Production in the Global Economy." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Final Exam in Class - open book | | | | | | | | | |
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