Berkeley 101b Fall 2006 Website

Partial Solutions to the Practice Final

2006-12-10T20:31:26Z

Here are some rough solutions for you to check your answers on the practice final. I'll be holding my last office hours tomorrow (Monday) for any remaining questions, etc. Solutions to Practice Final -Joe

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Yield Curve Follow-up

2006-12-10T06:05:07Z

Professor DeLong encouraged us to add interesting things to the blog, so in that spirit, Econbroswer has posted a follow-up to the post we read last month on possible explanations of the inverted yield curve: http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2...

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Joe's Upcoming OHs...

2006-12-07T06:15:13Z

I will be holding office hours at the following times: Thursday 12/7 -- 11:30am-1:00pm -- 508-7 Evans Friday 12/8 -- 10:00am-11:30pm -- 508-5 Evans Monday 12/11 -- 11:30am-1:00pm -- 508-3 Evans -Joe

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Practice Final Exam: Fall 2006

2006-12-05T19:48:27Z

Final exam to be given in 534 Davis, at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, December 13. "Where is Davis?" you ask. I have no idea. Davis used to be where the gigantic hole now on Hearst now is. Course: ECONOMICS 101B P 001 LEC Course Title: Economic Theo...

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Problem Set 9

2006-11-30T14:15:07Z

ECONOMICS 101B: FALL 2006: PROBLEM SET 9 Due December 7, 2006 Short Answers: 1. What is the “Lucas critique”? How would the Lucas critique suggest that you should design a policy to try to reduce inflation from 10% per year down to 2% per year...

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Solutions to Problem Set 7

2006-11-28T19:43:05Z

Follow this link for the solutions to PS7... http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~jwr/Problem_Set_7_Solutions.pdf

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November 21: Unemployment and the NAIRU

2006-11-21T19:08:12Z

Background readings: Douglas Staiger, James H. Stock, Mark W. Watson (2001), "Prices, Wages and the U.S. NAIRU in the 1990s" . Douglas Staiger, James H. Stock, Mark W. Watson (1996), "How Precise are Estimates of t...

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November 16, 2006: America's Current Account Deficit

2006-11-16T21:38:16Z

Background reading: A false Cassandra: Nouriel Roubini and Brad Setser (2004), "The US as a Net Debtor: The Sustainability of the US External Imbalances" (New York: Stern School of Business) Read and post comments | Send to a friend

No Sections the week of Nov 20th

2006-11-16T19:51:01Z

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no sections the week of November 20th. This includes the 9am section on Monday 11/20. We will meet again on Monoday November 27th. Have a good holiday! -Joe

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Problem Set 8: Short Paper Assignment: Due November 30

2006-11-16T14:06:52Z

Write between 600 and 1000 words on the following topic: Pick any of the major points--theoretical or empirical or applied--covered in this course. Write how you would explain what you have learned on that point in this course to somebody comple...

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