Conference of the Day

Second Look at the Great Depression and New Deal, (audio and video available)

Recommended;
A Second Look at the Great Depression and New Deal, Session Four: Keynote - Why a Second Look Matters (Lucas)

Podcast of the Day -Guillermo A. Calvo

Calvo on Systematic Sudden Stops, Phoenix Miracles and current financial crisis impact on emerging economics.

Google finally does it

http://www.youtube.com/edu

The Very Basics Lecture- Making Sense of the Dollar

Anne Krueger

Good Money

Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821
by George Anthony Selgin

Lecture and Book Talk of the Day

Animal Spirits: How Psychology Drives the Economy

Free read chapters- Banking and Finance

Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

Sample Chapter 3, Asset Prices and Interest Rates (uncorrected page proof) from Ball’s Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

Sample Chapter 18, Financial Crises (uncorrected page proof) from Balls Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

See also Online Case Studies

Assorted Finance Lectures

History of the Theory and Evidence on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis- Eugene F. Fama

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution- Lucas

Post-Communist Transition in a Comparative Perspective

The Credit Crisis: A Lecture Series

Dept of Chicago MBA

Random courses from Professor Christian Broda;

International Financial Policy (MBA course)

Krugman and Obstfeld, International Economics: Theory and Policy

This is a course on the economics of exchange rates, their impact on financial variables and their macroeconomic determinants. The course will cover the theory and practice of exchange rate determination, as well as extensions and applications that will enable students to operate effectively in the global marketplace. We will cover the main theories of exchange rate determination and how well they match the data; the role of the exchange rate in the macroeconomy and implications for businesses; the choice of exchange rate regimes, the European Monetary Union, and dollarization; issues related to capital flows and international financial crises such as in Argentina and other developing countries; policy issues facing China and other emerging economies and their implications to the US.

Macroeconomics (MBA course)

Text: Abel and Bernanke, Macroeconomics, Addison Wesley, . (Optional)

COURSE NOTES on Fiscal Policy
COURSE NOTES on Money
COURSE NOTES on the Fed
COURSE NOTES on Real vs Nominal Variables
Introduction to Macro Data

Latin America and the Global Economy (Executive MBA)

The lecture will start with an overview of Latin America’s recent economic performance relative to other regions of the world. (see BIS chapter III). The last few years have been characterized by strong growth around the world, and for the first time in several decades, growth has been stronger in developing countries than in developed countries.

The global imbalances in external payments among the world’s economies have provoked concern in international policy circles and anxiety in capital markets (see The Economist’s survey article below “The great thrift shift” for a background on this issue). We will assesses the implications of such risks for developing countries (also refer to the article “America’s External Balance”).

Over the past 20 years, the Chinese economy has undergone profound changes and China’s role in the global economy has increased sharply. How does China’s growth experience so far compare with previous historical episodes of rapid integration? How has China’s integration affected the rest of the world?

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