The stunning events of 2007-2009 both shook the world and piqued interest in economics. In the 30-plus years that I … have been teaching macro principles, I have never seen the level of interest in students as high as what I observed last … year rapt attention and no sleepers! Interest in economics has grown, and our students will want, expect, and deserve …

The current financial crisis that threatens the entire world has created an ideal opportunity for educators. A number … mathematical models and measuring risk. The most important lesson, however, is that unethical behavior has many consequences. This … dollars in assets and millions of jobs. We present a set of lessons as teaching opportunities for today’s students and …

, complexity and provide students both with specific habits and efficient work tools. Our research aimed at identifying the … perception of students from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEAA), which belongs to “Alexandru Ioan Cuza …, e-learning, mixed), as well as at finding out the way in which students perceive the assessment of their knowledge by …

dwindling customer base of borrowers and a risk-averse environment, the market declined to the point where too few buyers were … disequilibrium. In the current market environment, borrowers have less disposable income, investors are risk averse, and regulatory …

theory course. Students work in teams of "economic advisors" to write a series of nested reports for a decision … real-time. The project simulates real-world policy con- sulting with an emphasis on applying economic theory and models. We … experience, this project equips economics students to contribute their own views to policy debates and buttress them with tight …

and profitability, as well as in the relationship between market concentration and risk. The empirical analysis was … concentration and risk had a quadratic relationship, while thereafter the increase in market concentration produced no increase in … risk. …

near-frictionless refinancing opportunities-led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually …