Syllabus 1. General Information Class Thursday ... - Henrik Enderlein

Session 11:
Topic:
27 April
From Communism to Capitalism
Presentation 1: “Shock Therapy vs. gradual adjustment”
Presentation 2: “How to privatize”
Fact-Sheet 1: “An overview of transition strategies”
Fact-Sheet 2: “The economic performance of transition countries”
Memo 1: “Memo to the German Foreign Minister for a visit to China: The Chinese
Miracle”
Memo 2: “Memo to the German Economics Minister for a panel discussion: ‘Has
transition in East Germany failed?’”
Easter Break: Week of April 17 – April 21
Session 13:
Topic:
4 May
The End of Poverty
Presentation 1: “Poverty in Africa: the main reasons”
Presentation 2: “Fighting Poverty: an overview of strategies”
Fact-Sheet 1: “Poverty in the World”
Fact-Sheets 2&3: “Economic Theories on Development” (please share the work but
hand-in two different fact-sheets)
Memo 1: “Memo to the German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development:
should Germany spend 0.7% on GDP to development aid?”
Memo 2: “Memo to the US Treasury Secretary: Why the US can’t spend 0.7% of
GDP on development aid”
Session 14: FRIDAY!!! 5 May 11-13h
Topic:
Unemployment in Europe
Presentation 1: „Employment and Unemployment in Europe“
Presentation 2: “The anglo-saxon labor market miracle – does it exist?“
Fact-Sheet 1: “An overview of European labor markets”
Fact-Sheets 2&3: Economic Theories of Unemployment (please share the work but
hand-in two different fact-sheets)
Memo 1: “Memo to the President of ETUC for a meeting with the ECB President:
arguments against structural reform”
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