Econ 345 - Spring 2010

Syllabus

Problem Sets

Old Exams

<>Midterm (Fall 2004)
Final (Fall 2004)
Midterm (Fall 2006)
Final (Fall 2006)
Midterm (Fall 2008)
Midterm Solutions (Fall 2008)
Final Exam and Solutions (Fall 2008)
Midterm Solutions (Spring 2010)
Final Exam and Solutions (Spring 2010)

Readings

The Economist (5-14-09) -- ``Birth Pains"

Web Post by Brad Setser (8-03-09) -- ``China, New Financial Superpower"

The Economist (1-21-09) -- ``America's Dark Materials"

The Economist (2-07-09) -- ``Burger-Thy-Neighbour Policies"

Kasa (1995) -- "Understanding Trends in Foreign Exchange Rates"

The Economist (1-21-10) -- "Invested Interests"

Mundell (2000) -- "A Reconsideration of the Twentieth Century"

DeLong (2004) -- "Should We Still Support Untrammelled International Capital Mobility?"

Kasa (2004) -- "A Glossary of Terms and Concepts in International Finance"

Summers (2000) -- "International Financial Crises: Causes, Prevention, and Cures"

Bernanke (2009) -- ``Asia and the Global Financial Crisis"

Obstfeld & Rogoff (2009) -- ``Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis: Products of Common Causes"

Rogoff (1999) -- "International Institutions for Reducing Global Financial Instability"

Krugman (2010) -- "Taking on China" (from his New York Times column)

The Economist (3-27-10) -- "Tricky Dick and the Dollar"

Tutorial Discussion Questions

Weeks 2 and 3: Chapt. 12 (Problems 3 and 10), Chapt. 13 (Problems 3,6,9 and 16)
Week 4: Chapt. 14 (Problems 4,10 and 13)
Week 5: Chapt. 15 (Problems 1,2,3, and 4)
Week 6: Chapt. 16 (Problems 3,5,6,7, and 13)
Week 7: Chapt. 17 (Problems 1,7,15, and 18)
Week 8: Chapt. 18 (Problems 2,7,9, and 10)
Final Week: Chapt 19 (Problems 2,3,8, and 10)