By Lecturer / … / Felipe Larraín

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Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…
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The Central Bank and New Approaches to Monetary…

The Central Bank and New Approaches to Monetary Policy

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…
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Growth Traps

Growth Traps

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…
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PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage

PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Inflation, the Fiscal Budget, and Seigniorage

Inflation, the Fiscal Budget, and Seigniorage

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Solow's Growth Convergence Model

Solow's Growth Convergence Model

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Sources of Economic Growth

Sources of Economic Growth

From SDG Academy on 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…
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The Budget, Public Revenues and Expenditures

The Budget, Public Revenues and Expenditures

From SDG Academy on 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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"Money vs. Barter" History and Concepts

"Money vs. Barter" History and Concepts

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Money Supply and the Role of the Central Bank

Money Supply and the Role of the Central Bank

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Economic Growth in History, Patterns, and Sectors

Economic Growth in History, Patterns, and Sectors

From SDG Academy on 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…
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The Costs of Inflation

The Costs of Inflation

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Monetary Policy Under Fixed and Floating Exchange…

Monetary Policy Under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rates

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Stabilization Themes

Stabilization Themes

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on stabilization, which is the reduction of inflation to a very low level, and explains the tools to understand stabilization. These tools include…
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The Real Exchange Rate and the Role of Non-Traded…

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

From SDG Academy on 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…
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Labor Market Institutions: Minimum Wages,…

Labor Market Institutions: Minimum Wages, Unionization, Contracts

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, there is emphasis on labour market institutions, minimum wages, unionizations, and contracts. The differences in institutions are one of the causes in…

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