Sunday, May 15, 2011

IPE Leiden
Session 6 -- May 16, 2011

Agustin Mackinlay
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[1] Bailout mechanisms inside the eurozone


[2] Financial Diplomacy, Fiscal Federalism and the Future of the Euro


LINKS & VIDEO

. Brazilian country risk chart (paper on central bank currency swaps).

. Federal Reserve weekly balance sheet

. Greek bonds & European banks VIDEO

. European Financial Stability Facilty website

. European Stability Mechanism info

. Jacques Delpla & Jakok von Wiezäcker: “Eurobonds: The blue bond concept and its implications”, Bruegel, March 21, 2011.

. John Adams Theme song VIDEO

. John Adams trailer VIDEO

. Dinner party VIDEO with Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

IPE LEIDEN, SESSION 5 MAY 12, 2011

. Hosli, Madeleine. The Euro. A Concise Introduction to European Monetary Union. London: Lynne & Rienner, 2005.

. European Central Bank website.

. Federal Reserve Bank website.

. Fed district banks, map.

. ECB Governing Council (website) (video)

. See the ECB’s page on independence and video

. The impact of Currency Swaps: Brazil CHART

. Joseph Nye. The Future of Power (Public Affairs, 2011) [video]

MAP: The People’s Republic Bank of China & currency swaps (page 6)

. Fed press conferences [VIDEO].

. Sweden’s central bank chats with readers on a regular basis [see].

. Some Central Bank Twitter accounts : @NYFed_data, @NYFed_news, @BIS_org, @bankofcanada, @BancoCentralBR.

. [QUESTION: WHO IS THIS PERSON?]

. IMF's Executive Board