Econ 345 - Fall 2010

Syllabus

-  Course Description and Outline
 

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1  (Due October 8)
Problem Set 1 Solutions
Problem Set 2  (Due November 19)
Problem Set 2 Solutions
Problem Set 3  (Due December 3)
Problem Set 3 Solutions

Lecture Slides

Lecture 1 (Part A)    Lecture 1 (Part B)
Lecture 1 (Update)   Data Plots
Lecture 2 (Part A)    Lecture 2 (Part B)   Lecture 2 (extras)
Lecture 3 (Part A)    Lecture 3 (Part B)
Lecture 3 extra
Lecture 4 (Part A)    Lecture 4 (Part B)
Lecture 5 (Part A)    Lecture 5 (Part B)
Lecture 6 (Part A)    Lecture 6 (Part B)   Lecture 6 (extras)
Lecture 7 (Part A)    Lecture 7 (Part B)
Lecture 8 (Part A)    Lecture 8 (Part B)   Lecture 8A (extras)
Lecture 9 (Part A)    Lecture 9 (Part B)
Lecture 10 (Part A)  Lecture 10 (Part B)
Summers_Notes       Rogoff_Notes
Mundell Notes
Lecture 11 (Part A)   Lecture 11 (Part B)
Bernanke & Obstfeld-Rogoff Notes
Main Topics for Final

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)
Midterm Exam and Solutions  (Fall 2010)

Readings

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

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

Mankiw (2010) -- "The Trilemma of International Finance"

Krugman (2010) --  "China, Japan, America"

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-15/japan-intervenes-for-first-time-since-2004-as-yen-surge-threatens-recovery.html

Reich (1990) --  "Who Is Us?"

The Economist  (9-25-10) --  "A Mao in Every Pocket/Speak Less Softly, Carry a Stick"

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"

The Economist  (8-21-10)  --  "Paper Chains"

The Economist  (11-6-10)  --  "Beyond Bretton Woods 2"

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)

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)