Schedule

Here’s your roadmap for the semester!


Capitalism, markets, and public policy Reading Assignment Class
January 9 Capitalism
January 16 Social interactions and economic outcomes
January 19 (S) Problem set 1
January 23 Public policy for fairness and efficiency
January 26 (S) Problem set 2
Scarcity, power, and inequality Reading Assignment Class
January 30 Work, wellbeing, and scarcity
February 2 (S) Problem set 3
February 11 (M) Work, wellbeing, and scarcity II + nudges
February 13 Institutions, power, and inequality
February 16 (S) Problem set 4
Economic models Reading Assignment Class
February 20 The firm
February 16–23 Exam 1
February 27 Firms and markets
March 2 (S) Problem set 5
March 6 Firms and markets (II) + credit markets
March 9 (S) Problem set 6
March 13 Markets and macroeconomics
March 15–23 Exam 2
Market failures, governments, and politics Reading Assignment Class
March 20 Market failures
March 25 (M) Problem set 7
March 27 Government and institutions
April 1 (M) Problem set 8
April 3 When governments go wrong + Institutional alternatives
Evaluating and implementing policies Reading Assignment Class
April 10 Evaluating policies
April 12 (F) Problem set 9
April 13 (S) Exam 3
April 17 Markets, public policy, and public administration
Final Reading Assignment Class
April 23 (T) Final project due (submit online by 11:59 PM)