Felipe Larraín - SDG Academy Library

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From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Larraín explains Solow's Growth Behavioral Model. He explains terms such as capital stock, investment, marginal productivity of…

Monetary Policy Under Fixed and Floating Exchange…

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Monetary Policy Under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rates

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses monetary policy, and focuses on the difference between fixed and floating exchange rates. It begins by explaining the role that a central bank…

Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

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Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

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This chapter discusses inflation and unemployment, as well as problems of stabilization. There is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment. Professor…

Interactions Between the Public and Private…

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Interactions Between the Public and Private Sectors

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This chapter discusses interactions between the public and private sectors through the role of pressure groups, who push the government in the direction of higher…

"Money vs. Barter" History and Concepts

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"Money vs. Barter" History and Concepts

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This module covers money and central banking, and looks at how a barter economy differs from a monetary economy. The financial crisis of 2008 is explained in order to…

PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage

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PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on the purchasing power parity (PPP) and the interest rate arbitrage. Professor Larraín begins by explaining the law of one price, which…

Growth Traps

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Growth Traps

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In this chapter, Professor Larraín talks about poverty traps, growth traps, middle income traps and their causes. Poverty traps are restrictions that make…

The Central Bank and New Approaches to Monetary…

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The Central Bank and New Approaches to Monetary Policy

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This video focuses on central bank and monetary policy, and specifically how central banking has evolved in recent years. Most banks aim to control interest rates rather…

Money Supply and the Role of the Central Bank

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Money Supply and the Role of the Central Bank

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the money supply process by the central bank. In most countries, the short-term interest rate is used as the instrument of monetary policy. There…

Inflation, the Fiscal Budget, and Seigniorage

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Inflation, the Fiscal Budget, and Seigniorage

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses inflation, unemployment, and stabilization. It begins with the example of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe in the late 2000s, and provides other real…

Sources of Economic Growth

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Sources of Economic Growth

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Larraín talks about the sources of economic growth and Solow's growth accounting framework. Solow’s framework says that…

Costs of Unemployment, Effects of Digitization on…

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Costs of Unemployment, Effects of Digitization on Labor Markets, Informality and Underemployment

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on several important topics for labor markets: the costs of unemployment, the effects of digitization on labor markets, informality, unemployment,…

The Real Exchange Rate and the Role of Non-Traded…

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The Real Exchange Rate and the Role of Non-Traded Goods

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the real exchange rate and the role of non-traded goods. The real exchange rate is a measure of a country’s competitiveness, defined through…

Economic Growth in History, Patterns, and Sectors

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Economic Growth in History, Patterns, and Sectors

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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The chapter focuses on long term economic growth and begins with the growth experiences of Southeast Asia and Latin America. Professor Larraín introduces the Rule…

The Costs of Inflation

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The Costs of Inflation

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the cost of inflation, through both expected and unexpected inflation. Inflation is a tax over the money balance that agents hold. Professor…

The Budget, Public Revenues and Expenditures

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The Budget, Public Revenues and Expenditures

From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses fiscal policy and institutions, beginning with a focus on the Maastricht Treaty, and goes on to explain fiscal balance, with a discussion of aging…

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