For Fun Day W Oct 7 / Th Oct 8
We'll spend a bunch of Fun Day talking about behavioral economics, for which there is no reading assignment. But we'll also do two other things: [...]
In the news
Trail of E. Coli Shows Flaws in Inspection of Ground Beef The Health Care Monologues, about Anna Deveare Smith. After More Job Losses, Democrats Move [...]
In the news
"Ailing Market jeweler struggles without health insurance", from the Seattle Times. "Going Dutch: Life after the public option" in the New Republic: "[O]ne tiny country [...]
For Fun Day Oct 2: Unemployment insurance
As we continue to circle around the topics of health care and health insurance, here are the readings for Friday's Fun Day: First, this excerpt [...]
First exam Oct 14/15
The first exam will be on Oct 14/15. Here is the cheat sheet (which as an added bonus also includes an old exam). The exam [...]
For Friday Fun Day on Sept 25: Social Security and Medicare
Before we delve into the health care debate it will be helpful to get some background on Social Security and Medicare. So please spend at [...]
In the news
Victor Fuchs on the proposed "public option" for health care. A NYT op-ed on tipping in restaurants. Irving Kristol, Godfather of Modern Conservatism, Dies at [...]
The anthropology of peak oil
Ari Rubenstein has a hilarious (and thought-provoking) take on participants in the Peak Oil debate, with a "spectrum... from total denial..." Abiotic Oilers: Related to [...]
In the news
Maybe an interesting new movie called Earth Days. The Economist on Richard Dawkin's new book on evolution. Interesting example of the tragedy of the commons: [...]
For Friday Sept 18 2009
Your Fun Day assignment (due by 8am Friday) is as follows: Take the World's Smallest Political Quiz. Write down your "label" and your percentage scores [...]