Anatomy of economic crises

JTBQ-025

Program Autumn 2022

 

Student presentations





 









 


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Topic


Preparation / Material


Groups

 

Hints








 


September 06, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

SAC - Hall 3


Introduction

Three recent crises

Measurement

Categories of economic policy analysis


Play this online game which primes you with the textbook theory of a firm.

Form groups of one to three students maximum. Select a topic for presentation from this list.

Enter your name and those of your group members in this other list and claim your topic.

BJ: 1, 9

Handout


  Syllabus on CampusNet








 


September 13, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

SAC - Hall 3

The fabric

Ontology and Epistemology

 


CM: 1+2, handout

What's economics?

Financial crises


   

DEADLINE: Topics choice

INET's history of economic thoughts page.








 


September 20, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Financial crisis

Tulips

The Minsky model


GFC, Mackey, HM: 9

FRED data

Handout


   

Online sessions until 26 November!

Consider this online lecture on religion and economics. Thu, 22 Sep, 5.30 pm

 








 


September 27, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Excursus I Monetary Economics

Monetary policy


CM: 3, handout


 


 








 


October 04, 2022

no lecture


 

 


 

 


 


 








 


October 11, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Crises and Economic Policy

 


Haldane

Monetary policy


   

Presentation schedule available!

In the news: Econ Nobel memorial price








 


October 18, 2022
 

no lecture


 

 


 


   

 








 


October 25, 2022
 

no lecture

 


 

 


 


   

 








 


November 01, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Crises and Economic Policy

 

 

Fiscal policy

     

In the news: Herman Daly sadly passed away








 


November 08, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Resources crises

 


Paradox of Plenty, handout

Keen v Nordhaus

BoP explained


   

Upload your handout to teams and link it to the presentation schedule! Due: Fr 12 pm

Mind the term paper evaluation scheme








 


November 12, 2022
10.00 am–6.00 pm

SAC - Hall 3


Student presentations

 


 


   

Saturday








 


November 15, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Resources crises

Balance of Payment crises

Abundance and Scarcity

Climate and «invisible inputs»


handout


   

 








 


November 22, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Crises: The big picture

Marx, Keynes, Lucas


CM: 3, handout

Marx and Capitalism

Keynes and economic policy

Lucas critique


   

 








 


November 29, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online

 


Excursus II Economic Modelling

History

Quantitative approaches


handout

The Tinbergen debate

Simultaneous equation models

(S)VAR


   

 








 


December 03, 2022
10.00 am–6.00 pm

SAC - Hall 3


Student presentations

 


 


   

Saturday








 


December 06, 2022
7.15–8.45 pm

online


Crisis Responses

Institutional Reforms

Outlook

Course summary

Discussion and critique


Answer this question: What factors beyond government policy affect economic development?

BJ: 1.1, 9.2

LSE: 17-22

Fiscal multipliers

Reforms


     








 


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