Economics 311: Assignment List, Due Dates, and Exam Schedule
The following is a list of assignments and due dates. All assignments are due in class on the date listed below. In fairness to other students, late assignments will be penalized 1/2 grade for each day or partial day past the due date. Assignments handed in more than 5 days after the due date will not be accepted.
A comprehensive exam will given during final examination week. This examination is currently scheduled for Monday, December 15th from 1-4pm, but may change due to scheduling conflicts. The exact date and time of the final will be confirmed in the second part of the semester by the Registrar's Office.
Week 1: September 3-5
Week 9: October 27-31
Week 2: September 8-12
Week 10: November 3 -7
Week 3: September 15 -19
Week 11: November 10 -14
Week 4: September 22 -26
Week 12: November 17 -21
Week 5: September 29 -October 3
Week 13: November 24-26
Week 6: October 6 -10
Week 14: December 1-5
Week 7: October 13 -17
Week 15: December 8 -10
Week 8: Fall Break October 20-24
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| August 27
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September 3 Studenmund, Chapter 1 (up to page 6) Best, Joel "Telling the Truth about Damned Lies and Statistics"
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September 5 Studenmund, Chapter 1 (page 6 to end)
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| September 8 Studenmund, Chapter 2
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September 10 Studenmund, Chapter 2 |
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| September 15 Studenmund, Chapter 3
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September 17 Studenmund, Chapter 4 Assignment Due:
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September 19 Class Cancelled |
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| September 22 Studenmund, Chapter 4
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September 24 Studenmund, Chapter 16 |
September 26 Studenmund, Chapter 16
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| September 29 Studenmund, Chapter 16 |
October 1 Studenmund, Chapter 5 |
October 3 Studenmund, Chapter 5 & Appendix Assignment Due: |
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| October 6 Gwartney and Hawort "Employer Costs and Discrimination: The Case of Baseball"
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October 8 Studenmund, Chapter 6 & Appendix |
October 10 Midterm Exam
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| October 13 Studenmund, Chapter 6 and appendix |
October 15
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October 17
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Fall Break: October 20-24
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| October 27 Studenmund, Chapter 8 |
October 29 Studenmund, Chapter 8 & Appendix |
October 31
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| November 3 Studenmund, Chapter 9
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November 5 Studenmund, Chapter 9
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November 7 Studenmund, Chapter 10 Assignment Due: |
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| November 10 Studenmund, Chapter 10 Studenmund, Chapter 11
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November 12 Tufte, Visual Explanations. Chapter 2. Tufte, Beautiful Evidence. Pages 122-155. (Recommended: Pages 156-185 for a discussion of Powerpoint) |
November 14
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| November 17 Studenmund, Chapter 12 |
November 19 Studenmund, Chapter 12 |
November 21 Feldstein, Martin. 1996. Social Security and Saving: New Time Series Evidence National Tax Journal 49 (June): 151-164. Assignment Due: |
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| November 24 Studenmund, Chapter 13 |
November 26 Studenmund, Chapter 13 Assignment Due: |
November 28 Thanksgiving Break |
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| December 1 Chaloupka and Wechsler "Binge Drinking in College: The Impact of Price, Availability, and Alcohol Control Policies" Leonhardt "To Reduce the Cost of Teenage Temptation, Why Not Just Raise the Price of Sin?" Assignment Due: Questions for Class
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December 3 Studenmund, Chapter 14 |
December 5 Studenmund, Chapter 14 Assignment Due: |
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| December 8 Studenmund, Chapter 15 |
December 10 Fair "Econometrics and Presidential Elections" and "The Effect of Economic Events on Votes for President: 2004 Update" and Voting Equation The Economist "America Extrapolated: Tomorrow Will be Different" Assignments Due: |
The in-class final exam is scheduled for Monday, December 15th from 1-4pm. The take home part of the final exam will be distributed in class on Wednesday, December 10th.
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