Choose a topic from the list below. Briefly state what your
a study plan is and writes down the resources you will draw on. I will provide one reference
as a starting point for each topic.
List of Topics
- Federal reserve system and monetary policy
Reference: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy.htm
Things you may want to explore: conventional and unconventional monetary policy,
history and structure of the Fed, mandates, and functions of the Fed - US national income and product accounts, and macroeconomic indicators
Reference: https://www.bea.gov/resources
Things you may want to explore: NIPAs, data collection, different measures of national
income… you can also study different price indexes and unemployment rates - International macroeconomics
Reference: Textbook Chapter 18
Things you may want to explore: balance of payments, capital flows, exchange rate and
exchange rate regimes, international macroeconomic linkages… - US federal budget and fiscal policy
Reference: https://www.cbo.gov/topics/budget
Things you may want to explore: budget deficits, fiscal policy, implicit liabilities… - International economic organizations: IMF, World Bank, and WTO
Reference: their websites
Things you may want to explore: a history of the global economy and economic cooperation,
roles of the key international economic organizations… - The European economy and the Euro area
Reference: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html
Things you may want to explore: the Euro, European debt crisis, European central bank,
fiscal austerity…
Other possible topics (please consult with me): international trade and trade policy,
financial markets and financial crises, etc.
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