15.012  Applied Macro- and International Economics

Presentations for debates

Hi all,

we will have the debate on the financial crisis on Monday, and on trade wars on Wednesday.

We picked the following teams to present:

Section A
1) Financial crisis: USA, NN, Mexico
2) Trade wars: Switzerland, FYROM, Greenland, Iceland

Section B
1) Financial crisis: DPRK, Peru, Canada
2) Trade wars: Ukraine, Fiji, Tuvaloo, UK

Section C
1) Financial crisis: Norway, Germany, Truly Global
2) Trade wars: Bhutan, Italy, Spain, Burkina Faso

Have a good weekend!
Claudia

Announced on 10 March 2018  2:09  p.m. by Claudia Steinwender

Assignment questions - Brexit

Hi all,

here are the assignment questions for our last case discussion - Brexit!

1. Why did the Leave vote win? What were the voting patterns, and how did they relate to the strengths and weaknesses of the UK overall?

2. What are the costs and benefits of Brexit for the UK? What are the options for the UK’s future relationship with the EU? What strategy would be the best for those who voted to leave? For those who voted to remain?

3. What are the costs and benefits of Brexit for the EU? Will the EU be strengthened or weakened with the removal of the UK from the Union?

See you Friday!
Claudia

Announced on 07 March 2018  4:12  p.m. by Claudia Steinwender

Assignment questions - US CA deficit

Hi,

for Wednesday, note that we uploaded an updated version of the case on the US CA deficit (from August 2017), so please use this updated version for your preparation rather than the one that you have received before.

Please prepare the following questions for Wednesday:

1. Why has the United States developed such large current account deficits?

2. Is the US current account deficit sustainable? Is it an economic problem? A political one? Is the United States headed toward crisis? Why or why not?

3. What, if anything, should the United States do to reduce its current account deficit?

Announced on 05 March 2018  5:06  p.m. by Claudia Steinwender

Assignment questions - Chile case

Hi all,

please prepare the following questions for the Chile case on Monday:

1. Assess Chile’s economic performance, using the GUIDES framework.
2. Why did Chile adopt the stabilization policy?
3. What are the arguments for and against using the stabilization money in 2008?

Happy weekend!
Claudia

Announced on 02 March 2018  12:16  p.m. by Claudia Steinwender

corn laws slides

Corn laws slides are posted!

Announced on 01 March 2018  10:10  a.m. by Claudia Steinwender