13-1-2012 22:16:34 @  Brad DeLong

Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction: Macroeconomic History

From: Brad DeLong
To: UCB Econ 1 Spring 2012 students
Subject: Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": Macroeconomic History In the long sweep of human history, is Becky very lucky, lucky, unlucky, or very unlucky? In the long sweep of human history, is Desta very lucky, lucky, unlucky, or very unlucky? How much richer is the world today than it was in the long centuries from 5000 BC to 1800? How much richer are the world's rich today than the world'

Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction: Preface, Prologue, and Ma...

From: Brad DeLong
To: UCB Econ 1 Spring 2012 students
Subject: Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": Preface, Prologue, and Macroeconomic History Preface How different do you think the lives of Becky and Desta are? How would you go about explaining why the lives of Becky and Desta are different? How would an economist go about explaining why the lives of Becky and Desta are different?

Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction: Prologue

From: Brad DeLong
To: UCB Econ 1 Spring 2012 students
Subject: Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": Prologue Why does Becky's household live outside of Chicago and earn money by having the father work all day outside of the house doing transactions processing rather than, say, living 100 miles further west and growing corn in DeKalb County? How different would Becky's life be if her father (and mother) were corn-growing farmers in DeKalb County? Why did they choose to