Economics 115

The World Economy in the Twentieth Century
Spring 2007
Professor Barry Eichengreen
603 Evans Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 p.m. (by appointment)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Yellow bear paw FINAL EXAM--The final exam will be on Wednesday, May 16 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at 234 Hearst Gym.

Yellow bear paw The answers to the second midterm have been posted--please see below.

Yellow bear paw The link to Daniel Egel's list of keywords has been posted--please see below.

Yellow bear paw The answer guide to the problem set has been posted--please see the link below.

Yellow bear paw Please note that the May 3 reading "Menzie D. Chinn, 'Getting Serious About the Twin Deficits'" is now available on the Web.

Yellow bear paw Please note that the meeting locations have changed for Sections 101 (Monday 11 am-12 pm) and 102 (Monday 1 pm-2 pm) as follows: Section 101, Monday 11-12, has been moved to 425 Latimer; Section 102, Monday 1-2, has been moved to 385 LeConte.


Syllabus

Midterm Exam Answers
Midterm 1
Midterm 2

Click here to see Daniel Egel's list of keywords. Please note that this list is from last year's class-- the readings and topics are different this year.

Problem Set

Problem Set Answer Guide

Lecture Presentations
View Powerpoint presentations used in class lectures by date.

Jan. 16--Introductory Meeting
Jan. 23--Preconditions for 20th Century Growth
Jan. 25--Globalization at the Beginning and End of the Century
Jan. 30--International Capital Markets
Feb. 1--The International Monetary Architecture
Feb. 6--The End of the First Age of Globalization
Feb. 8--Onset of the Great Depression
Feb. 13--Recovery From the Great Depression
Feb. 15--Interwar Unemployment
Feb. 20--Reconstructing the World Economy
Feb. 22--Europe's Golden Age
Feb. 27--The Japanese Miracle
March 6--The Asian Miracle
March 8--Rise and Fall of Bretton Woods
March 13--European Integration
March 15--Decline and Fall of the Eastern Bloc
March 20--The Transition from Plan to Market
March 22--German Economic and Monetary Unification
April 3--Financial Crises of the 1990s
April 5--The Role of the IMF
April 10--China
April 17--India
April 19--Latin America: Crisis Adjustment and Reform
April 24--Africa
April 26--Problems of the Japanese Economy
May 1--Europe’s Economic Past and Future
May 3--The New Economy
May 8--What It All Means

Past Problem Sets
View six problem sets from 1998-2004.

Past Midterm Exams
View 17 midterms by year.

1998
1999
2000
2001
2004
2006

Past Final Exams
View eight final exams from 1998-2006.

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