Economics 183

Topics in International Economics
Spring 2009
Professor Barry Eichengreen
603 Evans Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 p.m. (by appointment), 603 Evans Hall
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Syllabus

Class Presentations
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Jan. 23--Global Imbalances
Jan. 30--Managing Foreign Exchange Reserves
Feb. 6--Financial Globalization
Feb. 13--Emerging Market Risks
Feb. 20--Reforming the IMF
Feb. 27--Reforming the World Bank
March 6--Inflation and Globalization
March 13--Offshore Outsourcing
March 20--Europe and the Euro: Doomed to Fail?
April 3--U.S. and European Employment and Productivity Growth Compared
April 10--Challenges to Chinese Growth
April 17--Challenges to Indian Growth
May 1--Understanding South Africa's Economic Puzzles
May 8--Why Doesn't Latin America Grow Faster?

Readings

January 23
The Overvaluation of Yen Undervaluation

January 30
Financial versus Monetary Mercantilism: A Long Run View of International Reserve Hoarding

March 6
Globalization and Inflation: New Cross-country Evidence

March 13
The Great Doubling: The Challenge of the New Global Labor Market

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