Economics 200

Principles of Economics, Indtroduction, Institutions and Philosophies
Instructor: Francis P. Ferguson PH.D.
Phone:
503-997 -3121 Cell
503-641-2729 Home
Email:
francis_ferguson@yahoo.com
Web Site: http>//fpferguson.com
Texts: The Worldly Philosophers, Robert L. Heilbroner
Economics, Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

Sept 23th.........Introduction

Sept 25th.........Economics Duriing Most of Human History
For this week, Read Heilbroner 1 and 2

Sept 30th..........The Rise of Science
For this week, Read Heilbroner Ch 2

Oct 2nd.............The Emergence of Economics
For this week, Read Heilbroner Ch 3

Oct 7th............Classical Economics
For this week Read Heilbronere Ch 4,

Oct 9th............Towards Modern Economics
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Introduction and ch 1

Oct 14th............Elements of Modern Economics
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Ch 2

Oct 16th............Economics of Resource Allocatioin
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Ch 3

Oct 21rd............Alternative Economic Visions
For this week, read Heilbroner Chs 5,7

Oct 23th...........Critics of Capitalism
For this week, Read Heilbroner chs 6, 8

Oct 28th............Review

Oct 30th............Mid Term Exam

Nov 4th.............Cracks in the Wall
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells 13

Nov 6th.............Modifications to the Market Model
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Chs 13

Nov 11th...........Business Cycles
For This Week, Read Heilbroner ch 10, Krugman/Wells Ch 23

Nov 13th.........The Keynesian Revolution
For this week, Read Heilbroner Ch 9, Krugman/Wells> ch 23

Nov 18st............Fiscal Policy, Prospects and Problems
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Ch 29

Nov 20th..........Money
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells 30

Nov 25th......... Money, Monetarism and Monetary Policy
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Ch 34<,br>

Nov 27...............Thanksgiving No Class

Dec 2nd...............International Trade and the World Economy
For this week, Read Krugman/Wells Ch 35

Dec 4th............International Currency Markets, Globalization and Free Trade
No readings for this week

Dec 9th..........Review

Dec 11th...........Final Exam

Grades are based on the student's total accumulated points where the mid term counts for 100 points, the final exam is worth 200 points and attendance is worth 3 points for each class (first class, mid term, hollidays, and final excepted). Thus, for this class there are 300 total exam points and 60 potential attendance points for 360 total points. Grades are assigned on a curved basis