Econ 201 Readings

Here are some readings for the Econ 201 Class

Economic Growth

Bob Gordon TED talk (NU prof)

Pete Klenow - misallocation of talent

Labor

Immigration and local wages: Evidence from an Alabama town (This American Life episode)

Will robots take our jobs? (video)

David Autor TED talk on automation

Inequality

A tale of two janitors

Who are the top 1 percent?

Monetary policy

Sweeney baby-sitting Co-op

Why the price of Coke didn't change for 70 years

Prices and GDP

Billion prices project

Measure poverty and GDP using lights!

Hyperinflation in pictures (2018 edition)

Money

Is Bitcoin a good investment?

Comic strip about money

Brief history of money