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August 29 |
Capitalism |
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September 5 |
Social interactions and economic outcomes |
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September 9 (M) |
Problem set 1 |
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September 12 |
Public policy for fairness and efficiency |
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September 16 (S) |
Problem set 2 |
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September 19 |
Work, wellbeing, and scarcity I |
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September 21 (S) |
Problem set 3 |
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September 26 |
Work, wellbeing, and scarcity II |
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September 28 (S) |
Problem set 4 |
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October 3 |
The firm |
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October 7 (M) |
Problem set 5 |
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October 10 |
Firms and markets I |
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October 14 (M) |
Problem set 6 |
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October 17 |
Firms and markets II |
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October 19 (S) |
Problem set 7 |
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October 20–26 |
Exam 1 |
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October 24 |
Institutions, power, and inequality |
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October 31 |
Market failures |
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November 7 |
Governments and institutions |
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November 9 (S) |
Problem set 8 |
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November 14 |
When governments go wrong + institutional alternatives |
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November 16 (S) |
Problem set 9 |
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November 17–23 |
Exam 2 |
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November 21 |
Evaluating policies |
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December 2 (M) |
Problem set 10 |
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December 5 |
Markets, public policy, and public administration |
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December 12 |
Book report (extra credit) |
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December 12 |
Final project due (submit online by 9:30 PM) |
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