Econ 2: Spring 2014: Week 0: Winter Break Assignments
Winter Break Reading: Before you show up here in the spring for Econ 2, please:
- Read: Partha Dasgupta, Prologue to Economics: A Very Short Introduction http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2013/10/prologue-to-partha-dasgupta-economics-a-very-short-introduction.html
- Read and Consider: Possible Discussion Questions for Partha Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2013/10/possible-discussion-questions-for-partha-dasgupta-economics-a-very-short-introduction.html
- The "Introduction" and chapters 1 through 5 of Book I (i.e., I:1-5) of Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (available for free on the web or free for Amazon Kindle or Apple iBooks; you can also buy a copy) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3300/3300-h/3300-h.htm
- Pp. 1-31 of Paul Seabright, In the Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (ISBN #: 978-0691146461 Publisher: Princeton) http://www.amazon.com/Company-Strangers-Natural-History-Economic/dp/0691146462/
- Pp. ix-69 of Milton Friedman and Rose Director Friedman, Free to Choose (ISBN #: 978-0156334600 Publisher: Mariner) http://www.amazon.com/Free-Choose-Statement-Milton-Friedman/dp/0156334607/
Yes, there will be a quiz…
And then, before your first section meeting:
- Read: Partha Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction http://www.amazon.com/Economics-A-Very-Short-Introduction/dp/0192853457
What We Do This Week:
Documents:
- Partha Dasgupta, Prologue to *Economics: A Very Short Introduction
- Possible Discussion Questions for Partha Dasgupta, *Economics: A Very Short Introduction
- The "Introduction" and chapters 1 through 5 of Book I (i.e., I:1-5) of Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Further Reading:
