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Economics 435
Professor Eschker
 
 
Note: Check this page throughout the semester for the most up-to-date schedule of readings and assignments as adjustments may be made.

Week 1 (August 26)
Tuesday Money and Liquidity Ch. 1, 3
Thursday  Ch. 3
Week 2 (September 2)
Tuesday Present Value Ch. 4
Thursday  Ch. 4
Week 3 (September 9)
Tuesday Ch. 4
Thursday  The Bond Market Ch. 5  Presentations:  Weeks, Sheila R./Turek, Matt J.
                Problem Set 1
Week 4 (September 16)
Tuesday  Ch. 5  Presentations:  Taylor, Alfred A./Stryker, Matthew M.
Thursday  Ch. 5  Presentations:  Shannon, Audrey G./Reaume, Taylor G.
Week 5 (September 23)
Tuesday   The Term Structure of Interest Rates Ch. 6  Presentations:  Quisenberry, Aaron L./Prior, Todd I.
Thursday    Asymmetric Information Ch. 8   Presentations:  Price, Joshua C./Popoola, Oladapo V.
                Problem Set 2
Week 6 (September 30)
Tuesday  Bank Accounting  Ch. 9 (p.211-19) Presentations:  Poore, Michael E./Perez, David A.
Thursday  U.S. Banking Ch. 10  Presentations:  Mowry, Timothy W./Maynard, Nicholas G.
Week 7 (October 7)
Tuesday  Bank Regulation Ch. 11  Presentations:  Marshall, Jesse A./Maher, Justin S.
Thursday  Quantity Theory Ch. 21  Presentations:  Lowland, Ian A./Kulyk, Nicholas R.
                Problem Set 3
Week 8 (October 14)
Tuesday  Midterm
Thursday  Ch. 21  Presentations:  Johnson, Alexander J./Aab, Kenneth A.
Week 9 (October 21)
Tuesday  Aggregate Demand and Supply Ch. 24    Presentation:  Ifversen, Katie J./Kaleem, Shavez
                Essay Proposal
Thursday  Ch. 24  Presentation:  Hull, Rebecca M.
Week 10 (October 28)
Tuesday  Transmission Mechanism Ch. 25 (p. 648-61)  Presentation:  Daphne Eldridge
Thursday  Ch. 25  Presentation:  Herrmann, Betty J.
                Problem Set 4
Week 11 (November 4)
Tuesday    Money Creation Ch. 15  Presentation:  Halverson, Rachael O.
Thursday   Ch. 16  Presentation:  Griffin, Erica J.
Week 12 (November 11)
Tuesday Tools and Goals of Policy Ch. 14, 17, 18  Presentation:  Frazier, Tyler J.
Thursday  Exchange Rates Ch. 7  Presentation:  Edwards, Tirono R.
Week 13 (November 18)
Tuesday Exchange Rate Intervention Ch. 19  Presentation:  Christensen, Bree A.
                Problem Set 5
Thursday  Ch. 19  Presentation:  Carlson, Natalie N.
Week 14 (December 2)
Tuesday  Asian Financial Crisis  Presentation:  Bill, Nicole R.
Thursday  Stocks, Bonds, and News Ch. 27  Presentation:  Bennett, Elizabeth J.
                Essay
Week 15 (December 9)
Tuesday  TBA
Thursday  Review
                Problem Set 6
 
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