ECON 33290 - The Political Economy of the Financial Crises

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Economics

Description:

A discussion seminar. This course will examine the recent experience of the US and global economies with financial crises, especially the most recent crisis involving housing speculation, financial derivatives, and banking. The course will use the tools of political economy to address this question, in particular theories and perspectives drawn from the writings of Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Karl Polanyi, and Thorstein Veblen, among others. It will examine historical and structural changes in the financial system over the past 30 years, and how these changes have affected the behavior of financial crises. In addressing prospects for change, the course will examine policies, institutions, and the basic structures of power and influence in the economy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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