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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OPTIONAL READINGS |
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Basic Tools of Economic Management |
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Compilation: The German Hyperinflation.
HBS. Note on Money and Monetary Policy.
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Basic Tools of Economic Management |
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HBS. The Great Depression: Causes and Impact.
HBS. A Keynesian Cure for the Depression.
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Basic Tools of Economic Management |
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HBS. The Reagan Plan. |
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Development Strategies |
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HBS. Singapore.
HBS. Accounting for Productivity Growth.
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Development Strategies |
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HBS. Chile: The Latin American Tiger?
HBS. Note on Exchange Rate Determination.
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Emerging Market Crises |
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HBS. The 1994-95 Mexican Peso Crisis. |
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Emerging Market Crises |
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Eichengreen, B. Understanding Asia's Crisis.
Eichengreen, B. How Economists Understand Crisis?
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Emerging Market Crises |
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HBS. Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina. |
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Transition Economies and Africa |
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HBS. Russia - 1994.
HBS. Bribery and Corruption.
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Transition Economies and Africa |
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HBS. China: Facing the 21st Century.
HBS. Transition to a Market Economy.
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Transition Economies and Africa |
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HBS. Uganda and the Washington Consensus. |
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Challenges of the Developed Economies |
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HBS. European Monetary Union. |
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Challenges of the Developed Economies |
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HBS. Unemployment in France: Priority Number One. |
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Challenges of the Developed Economies |
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HBS. Japan: Free, Fair and Global? |
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Challenges of the Developed Economies |
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New Trade Issues and the Genetically Modified Foods:
Ferrantino, M. "International Trade, Environment Quality and Public Policy."
The Economist. "Getting Better all the Time."
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Challenges of the Developed Economies |
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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."
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Final Exam in Class - open book |
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