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Financial Crisis for Beginners - "Everyone should be able to understand how the financial crisis came about, what it means for all of us, and what our options are for getting out of it." Lucid explanations by Simon Johnson, James Kwak, and Peter Boone of the Baseline Scenario blog.

Econ 252 - Financial Markets - open course given at Yale by Prof. Robert Shiller (video and audio lectures, slides, transcripts) The course strives to offer understanding of the theory of finance and its relation to the history, strengths and imperfections of such institutions as banking, insurance, securities, futures, and other derivatives markets, and the future of these institutions over the next century.

The New York Times Dealbook "examines just how the financial world is getting back to work after it was dealt a brutal blow last fall." (9/09)

Daily podcasts from the Planet Money team - for special features of the crisis, see especially Giant Pool of Money , Another Frightening Show about the Economy, Bad Bank , and The Watchers.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides The Financial Crisis: A Timeline of Events and Policy Actions, with data, reports, FAQ, etc.

The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications - report prepared for Congress by the Congressional Research Service, 10/09. Also CRS's Causes of the Financial Crisis, 1/09

The End - Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, reflects vividly on the last 20 years in the bond market, an era that "is finally, officially, over." 11/11/08

Origins of the Financial Crisis - by economists at the Brookings Institution, 11/08

The Financial Crisis and the Policy Responses: An Empirical Analysis of What Went Wrong by John Taylor, Stanford economist, 11/08

What happened to Lehman and AIG? from economists Doug Diamond and Anil Kashyap, 9/18/08

The housing meltdown: why did it happen in the United States? by Luci Ellis, Bank for International Settlements, 9/08

International Monetary Fund publications:
World Economic Outlook: Crisis and Recovery, 4/09 and update, 7/09
Global Financial Stability Report: Responding to the Financial Crisis and Measuring Systemic Risks, 4/09 and update, 7/09

Open Source textbook: Introduction to Economic Analysis by R. Preston McAfee, California Institute of Technology, 2007

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