Economics 201

Introduction to Economic Analysis

Fall 2013

Jeffrey Parker, Reed College

Economics humbles its practitioners both in their optimism and in their doubts. The experience of being disastrously wrong is salutory; no economist should be denied it, and not many are.

- John Kenneth Galbraith

Class News

  • [12/31/13] For your New Year's enjoyment: Widgets!
  • [12/3/13] Group assignments for the Group Research Project are now posted. You may begin your research immediately. Be sure to consult with the instructor if that would be beneficial.
  • [11/26/13] Topic options for the Group Research Project are now posted. You should respond in Moodle with your preferences about topics and partners before the end of Monday, December 2.
  • [11/26/13] Problem Set #8, due Wednesday, December 4, is now posted.
  • [11/25/13] Suggested study problems (with answers at the end of the book) from the later chapters of Goolsbee's text:
    • Chapter 13: 10 and 12
    • Chapter 14: 15, 17, and 19
    • Chapter 15: 6, 18, and 19
    • Chapter 16: 4, 14, and 16
  • [11/19/13] Problem Set #7 is now posted. It is due in class on Wednesday, November 27.
  • [10/28/13] The coded grade file has been updated through the midterm exam.
  • [10/14/13] Suggested study problems (with answers in the back of the book) for Chapters 9 and 10:
    • Chapter 9: 4, 9, 10, and 16
    • Chapter 10: 1, 5, 9, 15, and 17.
  • [10/8/13] Solutions for the dairy-farms input case are now posted.
  • [10/7/13] The final exam schedule has been released. The exam for this course is Wednesday, December 18, 8am to noon.
  • [9/19/13] Slides from the in-class presentation of the results of the double-oral auction experiment are now posted.
  • Note that this Web site applies only to the Monday/Wednesday/Friday section taught by Jeff Parker. Professor Clausing's Tuesday/Thursday sections will have a different schedule, assignments, etc.