April 11: Econ 101b: International Finance and "Global Imbalances": Introduction
April 11: International Finance and "Global Imbalances": Introduction
Notes: Lecture Audio http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/2008_mov/20080411_091301.mp3
Readings:
- Raghuram Rajan, "Global Current Account Imbalances: Hard Landing or Soft Landing?" http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2005/031505.htm
- Maurice Obstfeld, "Global Imbalances" http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~obstfeld/280c_sp07/adjustment.pdf
- Hamid Faruqee, "Narrowing Global Imbalances?" http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2008/RES021908A.htm
