A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 1. Output
by David A. Moss
HBRP Chapter... More
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 2. Money
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 3. Expectations
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 4. A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 5. Fundamentals of GDP Accounting
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 6. Reading a Balance of Payments Statement
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: 7. Understanding Exchange Rates
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition: Conclusion, Putting the Pieces Together
Output: Understanding the Macro Economy
The notion of national output lies at the heart of macroeconomics. This chapter covers this fundamental principle.... More
Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution--1763-92
Examines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence and under the Articles of Confe... More
Unemployment in France:
Explores the problem of French unemployment on the eve of the presidential elections of 1995. Traces the development of social and economic policies under President Mitterrand and surveys leading explanations for the nation's mounting unemployment crisis. One major theme concerns possible contradict... More
Historian David Moss adapts the case study method made famous by Harvard Business School to revitalize our conversations about governance and democracy and show how the United States has often thrived on political conflict. These 19 cases ask us to weigh choices and consequences, wrestle with moment... More
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics
Now more than ever before, executives and managers need to understand their larger economic context. In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David Moss leverages his many years of teaching experience at Harvard Business School to lay out important macroeconomic concepts in engaging, clear, and concis... More
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, Second Edition
What managers need to know about macroeconomics-but are afraid to askNow more than ever before, executives and managers need to understand their larger economic context. In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David Moss leverages his many years of teaching experience at Harvard Business School to lay... More
Understanding the Ground Rules for the Global EconomyIn this revised and updated edition of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David A. Moss draws on his years of teaching at Harvard Business School to explain important macro concepts using clear and engaging language.This guidebook covers the essen... More
by David A. Moss • Nicholas Bartlett
Explores the origins and workings of the World Trade Organization (WTO), focusing particular attention on the special challenges of trade liberalization at the dawn of the 21st century.... More
Note on WTO Disputes: Five Major Cases
Summarizes five major trade disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO): (1) the Brazil-Canada aircraft dispute, (2) the European Union/United States foreign sales corporation dispute, (3) the Asian/United States shrimp and sea turtle dispute, (4) the United States/European Union beef hormone... More
National Economic Accounting: Past, Present, and Future
by David A. Moss • Sarah Brennan
Presents the fundamentals of GDP accounting (including definitions, etc.), examines the history of national accounting, and surveys the international debate over "Green GDP." The first section explains the basic rules and definitions of national economic accounting and the meaning of GDP versus NDP.... More
Wall Street's First Panic (A)
by David A. Moss • Cole Bolton
In the early 1790's, a flood of newly issued public and private securities sparked an investment boom in the nascent United States. In New York, the bustling commercial district along Wall Street emerged as the center of the city's securities trade. One of the many Americans drawn into the frenetic ... More
The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931
In early October 1931, in the midst of a global economic depression, the U.S. banking system was in crisis - - with bank suspensions running at near record levels. At the same time, the broader economy was sputtering, and U.S. gold reserves had come under severe pressure after Britain abandoned its ... More
Note on Money and Monetary Policy
by David A. Moss • Wyatt Wells
Offers a brief overview of economic thinking about the nature of money and about how the central bank can affect the economy through monetary policy.... More
James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution
by David A. Moss • Marc Campasano
On June 8th, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States began discussing a curious proposal to expand federal power over the states. James Madison of Virginia had suggested that the new constitution include a "federal negative," which would give C... More
Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia
by David A. Moss • Dean Grodzins
In December 1877, an all-white grand jury in Patrick County, Virginia, indicted two black teenagers, Lee and Burwell Reynolds, for killing a white man. After a series of trials, an all-white trial jury convicted Lee of second-degree murder and sentenced him to prison. A separate all-white jury could... More
A Nation Divided: The United States and the Challenge of Secession
Americans elected Abraham Lincoln as the nation's first Republican president in November of 1860. Northern political leaders had formed the Republican Party only a few years before, in large measure to combat the spread of slavery. Southerners had long been wary of Northern hostility toward their "p... More
Battle Over a Bank: Defining the Limits of Federal Power Under a New Constitution
In late February, 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton submitted a report to President Washington defending his recent proposal for a national bank, which he hoped would bolster the American economy and assist the federal government in managing its finances. Congress had approved the plan, bu... More