| Basic Tools of Economic Management |
| 1 | Overview | |
| 2 | HBS: The German Hyperinflation of 1923 | |
| 3 | HBS: The Great Depression: Causes and Impact
HBS: A Keynesian Cure for The Depression
Fiscal Multiplier
The Disinflation Spiral | |
| 4 | HBS: The Reagan Plan
ISLM Notes | |
| Development Strategies |
| 5 | HBS: Japan: The Miracle Years | |
| 6 | HBS: Singapore
HBS: Accounting for Productivity Growth | Problem set 1 due |
| 7 | HBS: Chile: The Latin American Tiger?
HBS: Note on Exchange Rate Determination | |
| Emerging Market Crises |
| 8 | HBS: World to Mexico: Get a Grip
HBS: The 1994-95 Mexican Peso Crisis | Final project progress report 1 due |
| 9 | HBS: Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina | |
| 10 | BBNN Notes and Review | |
| 11 | Articles
Eichengreen, B. "Understanding Asia's Crisis"
Eichengreen, B. "How Economists Understand Crisis?" | Problem set 2 due |
| Financial Crises and Contagion |
| 12 | HBS: Malaysia: Capital and Control | |
| 13 | Midterm (In Class, Closed Book) | Midterm |
| Transition Economies and Africa |
| 14 | HBS: Russia - 1994 | |
| 15 | HBS: China: Facing the 21st Century
HBS: Transition to a Market Economy | |
| 16 | HBS: Uganda and the Washington Consensus | Final project progress report 2 due |
| Trade Issues |
| 17 | Strategic Trade Policy
HBS: Collision Course in Commercial Aircraft | |
| 18 | The Debate on Globalization
Does trade with Low Wage Countries Hurt American Workers?
Integration of Trade and Disintegration of Production in the Global Economy
Integration of Trade and Disintegration of Production in the Global Economy
Comparative Advantages | Problem set 3 due |
| Challenges of the Developed Economies |
| 19 | HBS: Unemployment in France: Priority Number One | Final project progress report 3 due |
| 20 | HBS: European Monetary Union | |
| 21 | HBS: Social Security Reform | |
| 22 | HBS: Japan: Free, Fair and Global? | |
| 23 | International Financial Architecture | |
| 24 | HBS: The United States in 2001 | Final project due |