ECON 1435 - Macroeconomic Policy in the Global Economy

Institution:

Harvard University

Subject:

Description:

Examines fiscal policy, monetary policy,exchange rate policy, and financial regulation. Emphasizes both short-term stabilization goals and longer-term policy objectives. Considerable attention to recent policy debates surrounding the financial crisis, reform of the financial system, Euro and Europe's debt crisis, long-run US fiscal outlook, global imbalances, China's exchange rate, and Japan's lost decade. While sophisticated economic reasoning will be involved, purely mathematical technicalities will be kept to a minimum.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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