15.012  Applied Macro- and International Economics

Final Debate

Hi all, for the three teams chosen for tomorrow's debate, please bring your presentations in pdf or power point. i'll bring my computer so we can project from there. i would need your presentations at the start of the class. see you tomorrow!

Announced on 16 March 2017  3:02  p.m. by Roberto Rigobon

15.012 Important Debate Day information

Hi 15.012 scholars,

I hope you are staying warm in this cold snow day. A few important pointers for the debates:

1) You have to sit with your team! Remember that participation will be graded on a team basis, for better or worse, so it’s in your best interest to sit next to your teammates.

2) Print out a name placard with your team’s country name/flag (in addition to your individual name tag). Additional country swag is encouraged!

3) Remember that attendance is mandatory for both debate days (3/15 – Trade Wars and 3/17 – Saving Japan).

4) For those of you selected to present you will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present your slides, before we open the debate to Q&A. If your team is not selected to present, you will have an opportunity to make a statement during Q&A as well as your own individual comments - these will be used to award your team's grade for that debate.

We look forward to seeing you at the debates!

Best,
The 15.012 TA’s

Announced on 14 March 2017  2:46  p.m. by Eduardo Rios Landa

Great Depression and ASAD

hi all, the Great Depression case and ASAD discussion notes have been posted.
best. rr.

Announced on 21 February 2017  9:24  a.m. by Roberto Rigobon

Great Depression

Tomorrow we have the Great Depression case.
Things to concentrate on:
1.- Diagnostic: what is happening before the crash
2.- The crash: characteristics of the crash in terms of gap, inflation, etc.
3.- Parallels: think about the 2008 crisis and try to draw some similarities.
best. rr.

Announced on 14 February 2017  7:39  a.m. by Roberto Rigobon

Monday and Wednesday

Hi all, Probably you have seen that monday clases have been cancelled. What we are going to do is to discuss the Great Depression case on wednesday and I will compact Monday and Friday Classes into one (on Friday).
I'll send an announcement tomorrow indicating what I would like you to concentrate on the case, and to remind you.
Best. rr.

Announced on 12 February 2017  8:07  p.m. by Roberto Rigobon