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Syllabus


Semester Long Paper Topics

Please read the description of recommended paper topics on Canvas.


Unit 1


Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3


Unit 2


Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Lecture 6

  • Champ & Freeman: [1 & 3]

Lecture 7

  • Champ & Freeman: [1 & 3]

Lecture 8

  • Champ & Freeman: [1 & 3]

Lecture 9

  • Champ & Freeman: [1 & 3]

Unit 3


Lecture 10

Lecture 11

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 3

Lecture 12

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 3

Lecture 13

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 2 & Ch 4

Unit 4


Lecture 14

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 5 & Ch 6
  • Champ & Freeman: Ch 5
  • Lucas 1972
  • Mishkin on Expectations
  • Akerlof & Shiller: Chapter 9 on Phillips Curve

Lecture 15

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 5 & Ch 6

Lecture 16

Lecture 17

Lecture 18

  • Bain & Howells: Ch 9 & Ch 12

Other Useful or Interesting Materials


The 2008 Meltdown described by PBS Frontline. If you didn’t pay attention back in 2008 when you were like 4 years old… you should take the time to watch this movie.

Inside the Meltdown

Watch this video if you want to have a better understanding of the securitization process: The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Ace Greenberg on the Failure of Bear two years after

The Bloomberg interview is summarized here on the New York Times “Dealbook” site. See 10:00 mark for story on the “Spy”, “Weasel”, and the “Ferret”