Schedule

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