Economics 115

The World Economy in the 20th Century
Spring, 2006
Instructor: Barry Eichengreen
Office: 603 Evans Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
E-mail:
Syllabus and Reading List


Blackboard Information

To access the powerpoint presentations for this course, go to http://blackboard.berkeley.edu. Create a new account if you do not already have one. Look for Economics 115. The password will be provided to you by the professor on the first day of class. After that, you may ask your GSI. The powerpoint presentations can be found by clicking "Lectures" on the toolbar to the left of the course screen. The old exams and problem sets can be found by clicking "Documents." New problem sets can be found by clicking "Assignments."

Announcements

A blackboard site for this course has been created. First class powerpoint presentation has been uploaded, as well as old finals and midterms.

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Number of positions: 2
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