Politics of Financial Crisis 2014

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POLS 4790H POLITICS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

Spring Semester AY2013-2014
Department of Political Science
University of Georgia
Athens, GA, 30602-1615

Classroom: Baldwin 305
Time: 1:25 - 2:15PM Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Instructor: Keith T. Poole

Office: Room 304D Baldwin Hall
E-Mail: ktpoole@uga.edu
WebSite: Voteview Home Page

Office Hours: Thursday 3:00 - 5:00PM

The following texts will be used in this course:

Lewis, Michael. (2010). The Big Short

Morgenson, Gretchen and Joshua Rosner. (2011). Reckless Endangerment

Connaughton, Jeff (2012). The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins

McCarty, Nolan, Keith T. Poole, and Howard Rosenthal (2013). Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and the Failure of American Democracy

Requirements

Grades will be determined by three examinations -- two mid-Semester exams and a final exam. The exams will consist of essay and short answer questions. The Midterms will be worth 1/4 of your grade and the final is worth 1/2 of your grade.

The first exam is scheduled for Friday, 14 February 2014, 1:25 - 2:15PM.
The second exam is scheduled for Friday, 28 March 2014, 1:25 - 2:15PM.

The Final Exam is scheduled for 5 May 2014, 12:00 - 3:00PM.

Course Outline

Banking, Bankruptcy, and Financial Panics in Early American History: 1789-1860

Assignment:

Hammond, Bray. 1947. "Jackson, Biddle, and the Bank of the United States." Journal of Economic History, 6(2);1-23.
Rockoff, Hugh. 1975. "Varieties of Banking and Regional Economic Development in the United States, 1840-1860." Journal of Economic History, 35(1):160-181.
Sylla, Richard, John B. Legler, and John J. Wallis. 1987. "Banks and State Public Finance in the New Republic: The United States, 1790-1860." Journal of Economic History, 47(2):391-403.
Rousseau, Peter, and Richard Sylla. 2005. "Emerging Financial Markets and Early U.S. Growth." Explorations in Economic History, 42(1):1-26.

Agenda for Topic 1

Study Questions for First Exam (All Questions are short Answer!)

Banking, Bankruptcy, and Financial Panics in Early American History: 1861-1913

Assignment:

Davis, Lance E. 1965. "The Investment Market, 1870-1914: The Evolutions of a National Market." Journal of Economic History, 25(3):355-399.
Sylla, Richard. 1969. "Federal Policy, Banking Market Structure, and Capital Mobilization in the United States, 1863-1913." Journal of Economic History, 29(2):657-686.
Williamson, Jeffrey G. 1974. "Watersheds and Turning Points: Conjectures on the Long-Term Impact of Civil War Financing." Journal of Economic History, 34(3):636-661.
Hansen, Bradley. 1998. "Commercial Associations and the Creation of a National Economy: The Demand for a Federal Bankruptcy Act." Business History Review, 72(Spring):86-113.
Berglöf, Erik and Howard Rosenthal. 1999. "The Political Economy of American Bankruptcy: The Evidence from Roll Call Voting, 1800-1978." Working paper, Princeton University.
Hughes, Jonathan. 1986. The Vital Few, chapter 9, "J. Pierpont Morgan, the Investment Banker as Statesman." New York: Oxford University Press.

Agenda for Topic 2

Study Questions for Second Exam (All Questions are short Answer!)

The Financial Panic of 1929-1933 and the Great Depression

Assignment:

Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4, Political Bubbles
Selected Portions, The Banking Crisis of 1933, Susan Estabrook Kennedy, University Press of Kentucky, 1973.

Agenda for Topic 3