Lecture notes on financial crises: J. Bradford DeLong (2005), "The Simple Analytics of a Hard Landing": http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/pdf/hard_landing.pdf
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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-Setser-US-External-Imbalances.pdf>.
Background Readings on Topics We're Not Covering Right Now:
DeLong/Olney, chapters 13 (monetary policy) and 14 (fiscal policy)
Background Readings on Topics We Are Covering Right Now:
DeLong/Olney, chapter 15 (International Monetary Systems)
Background Readings on China's Economic Growth Strategy:
C. Fred Bergsten (2006), "Clash of the Titans," Newsweek http://www.iie.com/publications/papers/paper.cfm?ResearchID=620
Jeffrey Williamson (1985), "The Historical Content of the Labor Surplus Model" http://www.jstor.org/view/00987921/di961996/96p0248f/0
Readings on Financial Crises:
Due Thursday, November 16:
Problem Set 7: http://delong.typepad.com/print/p_set_7.pdf