Course Outline:
I. International Trade
a. Classical Trade Theory
b. Current Issues in Trade Policy
II. International Finance
a. Overview of the global Imbalances
b. Exchange Rates & Financial Crises
c. Exchange rates & Output
d. Current Policy Issues
Course Calendar & Readings From Text
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Module |
Readings |
Problem Sets |
Readings |
Economic Briefs |
Quiz/Test/Exam |
Notes |
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Week One 8/20 |
I-a |
The Choice |
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Week Two 8/27 |
I-a |
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Week Three 9/3 |
I-a |
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Week Four 9/10 |
I-a |
Chapters 3-4 | PS#5 (Chapter 3 due Friday) | Slowing Trade | Brief #1 Due Friday | ||
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Week Five 9/17 |
I-a |
Chapter 4 | PS#6 (Chapter 4,Due Friday) | ||||
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Week Six 9/24 |
I-a |
Chapter 5 | PS#7 (Chapter 5) | Test Monday | |||
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Week Seven 10/1 |
I-b |
Chapter 8 | PS#8 (Chapter 8) | Brief #2 Due Friday | |||
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Week Eight 10/8 |
I-b |
Chapter 9-11 | PS#9 (In Class) | Exam Friday | |||
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Week Nine 10/15 |
II |
Chapter 12 (Savings Glut) | Ascent of Money | ||||
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Week Ten 10/22 |
II |
Chapter 13 | PS#10 | Bernanke Speech | |||
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Week Eleven 10/29 |
II |
Chapter 14 (The Fed) | PS #11 | ||||
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Week Twelve 11/5 |
II |
Chapter 15 | |||||
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Week Thirteen 11/12 |
II |
Chapter 16 | PS #12 | Exam Friday | |||
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Week Fourteen 11/19 |
II |
Chapter 17 | Too Big to Fail | ||||
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Week Fifteen 11/26 |
II |
Chapter 18 (IMF) | |||||
| Week Sixteen 12/3 |
II |
Chapter 21 (Europe) |
Academic Economic Papers
Current economic Analysis
The Economist- Freakonomics Blog- RGE Monitor- FRED database- OECD Data on Trade