Spring 2015 - Economics 180 - Directed Reading in Economics

Time: Tuesdays, 3 - 5:45 pm

Location: TBD

Description

A maximum of 12 students will closely analyze a particular, important economic reading and use supplemental readings to support a position on a controversial economic topic in a public debate. All readings must be approved by the instructor. Students will receive support in both the readings and debate techniques. Both depth of knowledge and practical use of this knowledge in debate are important for successful completion of this class. This is a credit/no credit course.

Course Documents

I will post various documents for your use through the semester on this website. These documents include the syllabus, a list of additional resources, some additional readings, and other documents of interest. I recommend you check this regularly.

Syllabus