Finance related current events
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Financial Crisis Timeline,
St Louis Federal Reserve Bank
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Blogs with extensive discussion of financial and economics crisis

Baseline Scenario, Blog, Authors: Peter Boone, London School of Economics; Simon Johnson, Economics Professor at MIT; and James Kwak, former McKinsey consultant, Peter. Link
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Calculated Risk.
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Economist's View, by Mark Thoma, Economics professor, University of Oregon.
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Blog: Grasping Reality with Both Hands,
Brad Delong, Economics Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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Economist's View, by Mark Thoma, Economics professor, University of Oregon.
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Blog: Follow the Money
Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Financial Markets Crisis Blog, Alston + Bird LLP
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PSI blog on Financial Crisis, Peter Waldorff
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Financial Crisis Blog, Dr. Joern Berninger, Germany
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All About 2008 World Financial Crisis
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Financial Crisis Blog
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Web sites with extensive financial crisis material:
IGM, Initiative on Global Markets, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Analysis of how global markets work and effects, and the way they interact with policies and institutions. Link
Understanding the economic crisis from a variety of points of view: University of Chicago faculty provide their perspectives. Link
The Mortgage Meltdown, The Economy, and Public Policy
A two-day Berkeley-UCLA symposium, October 30 - 31, 2008.
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TWN, Global Financial and Economic Crisis,
From Singapore
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Global Financial Crisis
Financial Times, London
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Credit Crisis
New York Times
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Key Issues, Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Restoring Financial Stability: How to repair a failed system,
New York University, Stern School of Business
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Links to videos and articles (most relate to current financial crisis:
3/13/09: Swimming Against The Tide: How Developing Countries are Coping with the Global Crisis,
World Bank
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2/18/09: Video, Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism, book, by Akerlof and Shiller, Speakers are Shiller and Delong. Link
2/13/09: Video, Bill Moyers and Simon Johnson,
Financial Crisis.
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 January, 2009, Are All the Sacred Cows Dead? Implications of the Financial Crisis for Macro and Financial Policies, World Bank. Link
11/26/08: Brookings
The Origins of the Financial Crisis
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11/19/08: Video, Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business, Distinguished Speaker Series, Bill Johnston, Greenleaf Trust, "The Financial Crisis from the World to Kalamazoo." Link
11/13/08: Source: Mint, refreshing money management,
A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis
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11/03/08: Videos, KhanAcademy.org. Numerous videos that cover financial crisis topics, housing prices, cdos, moral hazard, etc. (most of videos created prior to 11/03/08). Link
10/30/08: Video, Rice University, The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, The Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences A Finance Faculty Forum. Link
10/27/08: Video, Bloomberg interview with Nouriel Roubini
Analysis and Predictions, current financial markets and economies.
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10/27/08: Video, Lehigh University, College of Business and Economics, forum on the financial crisis titled, "Back to Basics: Getting Global Markets Back on Track." Link
10/24/08: Video, Bill Moyers interviews James K. Galbraith (son of John Kenneth Galbraith).
Discuss Allen Greenspan, Ayn Rand, current financial crisis.
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10/23/08, Video, Charlie Rose interviews Paul Krugman.
Discuss Nobel Prize in Economics and current financial and economic crisis.
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10/09/08, Video, Charlie Rose interviews Paul Volker.
Discuss current financial and economic crisis.
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10/16/08, Video, Council on Foreign Relations,
International Implications of the Financial Crisis.
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10/09/08, Video, Drew Gardner.
Economic and financial crisis in Iceland.
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10/08/08: Video, A panel of five MIT faculty experts in economics and business analyzed the ongoing financial crisis in the U.S. and world markets. Link
10/07/08: Video, Reuters,
Financial crisis in Iceland.
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10/06/08, Video, Financial crisis simplified (a whiteboard presentation) Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch. Link
10/03/08, Video, Joseph Stiglitz, Vienna University, lecture, "How do advances in economics science help to make better policy?" Link
10/01/08, Video, Charlie Rose interviews Warren Buffett.
Topics: Credit crisis, Philanthropy, Bailout, Wall Street, Paulson, economy.
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09/30/08: Video, David Cameron on the financial crisisThe Conservative leader promises to support the government to help Britain avoid a US-style financial crisis. Link
09/26/08: Video, Princeton economics professors, including Paul Krugman,
discuss current financial crisis.
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09/18/08; Diamond and Kashyap on the Recent Financial Upheavals,
New York Times.
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09/16/08: Videos:
Wharton Faculty discuss the Financial Crisis.
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08/06/08: Video, about book, How the U.S. Government Has Mismanaged the Country,
by Wharton Professor Lawrence G. Hrebiniak.
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08/04/08: Video, about book, Subprime Solution,
by Robert Shiller, Economics Professor, Yale.
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03/10/08; Video, YouTube, Credit Default Swap (CDS), an explanation,
David Harper, bionicturtledotcom.
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07/02/07; pdf file, Innovations in credit risk transfer: implications for financial stability,
Darrell Duffe, Stanford University and National Bureau of Economic Research.
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05/12/2004, pdf file, Credit Default Swap (CDS) Primer;
Nomura Fixed Income Research.
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