Kirsten
Wandschneider
Assistant Professor of Economics and IPE
Department of Economics
Munroe Hall
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 443 3491
OFFICE HOURS Fall 2006:
Tuesday and Thursday: 9.30-10.30 am,
Wednesday 10-noon
503 Warner
kwandsch(at)middlebury.edu
In this course we will study the historical development of financial institutions and markets. We will cover the development of banking systems and their regulation, analyze the emergence of central banking and securities markets, and discuss the history of government finance. Special attention will be paid to fluctuations and trends in stock, bond, and money markets and the recurring patterns in history's financial crises. The methodology of the course will be to apply the modern tools of monetary and macroeconomic theory to important historical issues. We will learn how theoretical tools and the analysis of historical data can shed new light on controversies of the past.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome to the course!