This page contains all of the following resources for each class meeting:
- Content materials contains suggested readings, more details about assignments, math appendices, and other helpful resources. I suggest you view these before each class.
- Slides are “Xaringan” presentations in html that can be opened in any browser (You can find a downloadable PDF in each respective content page)
- Assignments are listed with due dates
Please note that the lesson numbers, topics, and titles (e.g. 1.1) are my design, and do not match up with the textbook!
Relevant materials, if applicable will be posted before class meets and become colored links.
I. Pre-Classical Economics (Pre-1750)
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Tue Aug 23
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1.1 — Introduction and Overview
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Thu Aug 25
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1.2 — So What Exactly is Economics?
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Tue Aug 30
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1.3 — Ancient Writers (Mostly Greek)
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Thu Sep 01
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1.4 — Medieval Religious Writers
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Thu Sep 08
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1.5 — Mercantilism
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Tue Sep 13
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1.6 — Political Revolution
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Thu Sep 15
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1.7 — Cantillon, Physiocrats, & Turgot
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II. Classical Economics (c.1750-1870)
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Tue Sep 20
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2.1 — David Hume & Adam Smith the Philosopher
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Thu Sep 22
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2.2 —Smith & the Classical System
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Tue Sep 27
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2.3 — Smithean Price Theory & Economic Growth
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Thu Sep 29
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2.4 — Thomas Malthus & The Population Principle
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Tue Oct 04
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2.5 — Ricardo & Rent
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Thu Oct 06
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2.6 — Classical Macroeconomics & Say’s Law Debate
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Thu Oct 13
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2.7 — John Stuart Mill & The Decline of Classical Economics
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Tue Oct 18
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2.8 — The Marxist Challenge
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Short Paper 1 Due Fri Oct 28
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III. Neoclassical Economics (c.1870-1930)
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Thu Oct 20
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3.1 — The Marginalist Revolution, Jevons & Menger
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Tue Oct 25
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3.2 — Marginal Productivity Theory
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Thu Oct 27
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3.3 — Profit, Entrepreneurship, Capital, and Interest
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Tue Nov 01
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3.4 — Marshallian Economics I: Demand & Utility
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Thu Nov 03
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3.5 — Marshallian Economics II: Cost & Production
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Tue Nov 08
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3.6 — Walrasian General Equilibrium Theory
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Thu Nov 10
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3.7 — Welfare Economics
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Paper 2 due Mon Nov 28
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IV. Challenges & Extensions to Neoclassical Economics
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Tue Nov 15
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4.1 — The German Historical School & American Institutionalism
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Thu Nov 17
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4.2 — The Socialist Calculation Debate
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Tue Nov 22
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4.3 — The Evolution of Modern Microeconomics
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Tue Nov 29
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4.4 — The Keynesian Revolution
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Thu Dec 01
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4.5 — The Evolution of Modern Macroeconomics
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Term Paper due Tues Dec 13
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