Applied Macro- and International Economics, Spring 2002
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Author: Thurow, Lester
Subject: Business
Institution Name:
M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: Subject uses case studies to investigate the macro-environment in which firms operate. First section develops the basic tools of macroeconomic management: monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policy. Second section evaluates different strategies of economic development, with topics ranging from trade and industrial policy to reliance on natural resources. Third section discusses recent emerging market crises and examines the causes of these crises as well as how best to address them and prevent them from reoccurring in the future. Final section evaluates several major challenges facing developed countries in the 1990s, such as global integration, inequality, and asset-price bubbles.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Lecture Notes, Syllabi
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English
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