Required Articles
Required Articles
You are expected to be able to answer questions for all articles not in parentheses on quizzes. You are expect to answer questions about the articles marked with a * on exams.
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Introduction
Introduction
*Abortion Article (and Another)
Chopsticks
*Grade Inflation
Seemingly Insignificant
Pepsi's Navy
AIDS/HIV as a Cancer Treatment
Is college worth it? Check your major's payoff.
Interesting facts to keep in mind this semester.
*Abortion Article (and Another)
Chopsticks
*Grade Inflation
Seemingly Insignificant
Pepsi's Navy
AIDS/HIV as a Cancer Treatment
Is college worth it? Check your major's payoff.
Interesting facts to keep in mind this semester.
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter One
Chapter One
Teacher Cheating (in Georgia) (And in New York)
*Ranking Teachers (and a Follow Up)
Slavery in Sudan (and we are doing it to the homeless now) (Atlantic Slave Trade Data)
*Cheating? Rent Control (Removing Rent Control in Argentina)
Teacher Cheating (in Georgia) (And in New York)
*Ranking Teachers (and a Follow Up)
Slavery in Sudan (and we are doing it to the homeless now) (Atlantic Slave Trade Data)
*Cheating? Rent Control (Removing Rent Control in Argentina)
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter Two
Chapter Two
*Blow my own foot off?
Literally pay for not working out
Paying for a Positive Covid Test
*Interesting Pet Insurance and Even more Interesting Pet Insurance
Lying on College Applications (Harvard's crimes)
Perception/Reality (Before you read: How many unarmed black men did police kill in 2019?)
*Blow my own foot off?
Literally pay for not working out
Paying for a Positive Covid Test
*Interesting Pet Insurance and Even more Interesting Pet Insurance
Lying on College Applications (Harvard's crimes)
Perception/Reality (Before you read: How many unarmed black men did police kill in 2019?)
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter Three
Chapter Three
*The Effects of Minimum Wage (Survey of the Literature) (How to misinterpret the lit) (Always) (Racial Differential Impacts)
5 BS Complaints about Modern Life (Reverse Flynn Effect)
Earning $1,000,000 a year
Odds of becoming a Professional Athlete
*Stupid Criminals (Stupid journalists? Racist Traffic Cameras)
Georgia Grade Inflation
*The Effects of Minimum Wage (Survey of the Literature) (How to misinterpret the lit) (Always) (Racial Differential Impacts)
5 BS Complaints about Modern Life (Reverse Flynn Effect)
Earning $1,000,000 a year
Odds of becoming a Professional Athlete
*Stupid Criminals (Stupid journalists? Racist Traffic Cameras)
Georgia Grade Inflation
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter Four
Chapter Four
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter Five
Chapter Five
Recent Evidence on Nature vs. Nurture (and some research is verboten)(More)(Even More)
Pornography and Rape (A more recent, related study.)
Buffet Tax and Buffet Again (Which country redistributes more than any other?)
*Apple's 2011 Supplier Report: Child Labor, Bribes, "Involuntary Labor" (More Recently)
Roland Fryer on Affirmative Action
Unintended Consequences of Pandemic Response: Education, by Race (horrible)
*Unintended Consequences of Health Care Reform (Even in Econ)
Recent Evidence on Nature vs. Nurture (and some research is verboten)(More)(Even More)
Pornography and Rape (A more recent, related study.)
Buffet Tax and Buffet Again (Which country redistributes more than any other?)
*Apple's 2011 Supplier Report: Child Labor, Bribes, "Involuntary Labor" (More Recently)
Roland Fryer on Affirmative Action
Unintended Consequences of Pandemic Response: Education, by Race (horrible)
*Unintended Consequences of Health Care Reform (Even in Econ)
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Chapter Six
Chapter Six
SuperFreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics
Chapter Two
Chapter Two
*What's wrong in this picture?
*Capitalist Prices... (Asymmetric [control of] Information: Chinese "Health Codes")
Spot the Externality
Cash for Clunkers
Taxes 1 and 2 and 3
Fighting inflation? Here are 6 weak suggestions and one good one. (Or just make it worse.)
*What's wrong in this picture?
*Capitalist Prices... (Asymmetric [control of] Information: Chinese "Health Codes")
Spot the Externality
Cash for Clunkers
Taxes 1 and 2 and 3
Fighting inflation? Here are 6 weak suggestions and one good one. (Or just make it worse.)
SuperFreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics
Chapter Three
Chapter Three
School Report Cards
*$27.5 Million Street Signs
*My Kidney for a Ticket (Worst option?)
Fake News 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and some real news about fake crimes.
How to test Honesty (Lady's plagiarism meta game is on point.) (Does this count as plagiarism?)
School Report Cards
*$27.5 Million Street Signs
*My Kidney for a Ticket (Worst option?)
Fake News 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and some real news about fake crimes.
How to test Honesty (Lady's plagiarism meta game is on point.) (Does this count as plagiarism?)
SuperFreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics
Chapter Four
Chapter Four
Hiding Crime Rates (Unintended Consequences of Defunding Police?)
Who made that iPhone? (a recent follow up)
*China Article (21% Unemployment)
*Psychic Weed Sales
Hiding Crime Rates (Unintended Consequences of Defunding Police?)
Who made that iPhone? (a recent follow up)
*China Article (21% Unemployment)
*Psychic Weed Sales
SuperFreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics
Chapter Five
Chapter Five
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