http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Trying to use modern information and communications technologies to supercharge education... en Vox Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:31:26 -0800 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/partial-solutions-to-the-practice-final.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/partial-solutions-to-the-practice-final.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/partial-solutions-to-the-practice-final.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:31:26 -0800 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 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/partial-solutions-to-the-practice-final.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cd9703991b4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/yield-curve-followup.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/yield-curve-followup.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/yield-curve-followup.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:05:07 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/yield-curve-followup.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf3a69a89cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bonds jeff naecker yield curve http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/joes-upcoming-ohs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/joes-upcoming-ohs.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/joes-upcoming-ohs.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:15:13 -0800 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 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/joes-upcoming-ohs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf7eb0523094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/practice-final-exam-fall-2006.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/practice-final-exam-fall-2006.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/practice-final-exam-fall-2006.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:48:27 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/practice-final-exam-fall-2006.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf3a55477cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> exams final exam 101b http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-9.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-9.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-9.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:15:07 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-9.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cd978b8488f9cc?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> problem set http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/solutions-to-problem-set-7.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/solutions-to-problem-set-7.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/solutions-to-problem-set-7.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:43:05 -0800 Follow this link for the solutions to PS7... http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~jwr/Problem_Set_7_Solutions.pdf <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/solutions-to-problem-set-7.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf3a34be1cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> problem set http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-21-unemployment-and-the-nairu.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-21-unemployment-and-the-nairu.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-21-unemployment-and-the-nairu.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:08:12 -0800 Background readings: Douglas Staiger, James H. Stock, Mark W. Watson (2001), "Prices, Wages and the U.S. NAIRU in the 1990s" <http://nber.org/papers/w8320>. Douglas Staiger, James H. Stock, Mark W. Watson (1996), "How Precise are Estimates of t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-21-unemployment-and-the-nairu.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf7e66aba094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> unemployment lecture notes nairu http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-16-2006-americas-current-account-deficit.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-16-2006-americas-current-account-deficit.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-16-2006-americas-current-account-deficit.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:38:16 -0800 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) <http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/papers/Roubini-S... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/november-16-2006-americas-current-account-deficit.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cdf39fb908cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> international interest rates current account http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/no-sections-the-week-of-nov-20th.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/no-sections-the-week-of-nov-20th.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/no-sections-the-week-of-nov-20th.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:51:01 -0800 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 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/no-sections-the-week-of-nov-20th.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cd978760c4f9cc?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-8-short-paper-assignment-due-november-30.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Berkeley 101b Fall 2006) http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-8-short-paper-assignment-due-november-30.html?_c=feed-rss http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-8-short-paper-assignment-due-november-30.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:06:52 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://berkeley101bfall2006.vox.com/library/post/problem-set-8-short-paper-assignment-due-november-30.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522a93a549d00cd96fc6a264cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> paper