Hello, my name is Juan Ortega.
>> I am very pleased to meet you, my name is Teresa Watson.
>> So why are you taking this class in macroeconomics, Teresa?
>> Well, Juan, I lost my health and I lost most of my money, how about you Juan?
>> Well, Teresa, I lost my company, and for a while I lost most of my pride.
>> Well, that's a sad story.
Do you think this course in macroeconomics will help change our fortunes?
>> Since business school is costing us fortune, I sure hope so.
>> At this very early stage in this course,
I've tried to motivate your interest in macroeconomics.
By painting in broad strokes a big picture canvas of how this subject
can help improve the profitability of both companies and money managers.
To close the deal on such motivation, I now want to offer you a couple of my
favorite case studies of two fictional people in very real world situations.