Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": Macroeconomic History [13-1-2012 22:16:34]

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

13-1-2012 22:16:34 @ Brad DeLong

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,...
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...? How much richer are the worlds rich today than the worlds poor today? What would count as an explanation of this divergence across space and time--that is, what kinds of things would count as causes and make you happy that you understood what was going on? How many useful hierarchies of causation can you imagine here?

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

**From: Brad DeLong
To: UCB Econ 1 Spring 2012 students
Subject: Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": 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? What are the costs and benefits of thinking like an economist? What kind of person would start an analysis by aski

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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

13-1-2012

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?

13-1-2012