Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Friday, March 25, 2011

Debating Books

During the past two weeks I have been reading spousonomics and next I will start reading The Invisible Hook: the hidden economics of pirates. I may assign one or the other to my Econ 106 next Fall.
After reading both books the question I need to ask will students be more interested in the married life or piracy?

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Maybe Next Semester

 I just order the book Spousonomics after hearing an interview with the authors on Marketplace. If this book is any good, next year I will use it for Econ 106.
Topics covered match the course outline for the class. According to the table of contents on Amazon and on their website,  topics  in the book are 1) Division of Labor 2) Incentives 3)Supply and Demand  and 4) Moral Hazard.  I would need another book to cover the macro topics listed in the course outline.