ECO 103 - Articles Related to Course Material
Opportunity Costs, Economic Growth, Specialization and Exchange
"The Choice: A Longer Life or More Stuff," by David Leonhardt, New York Times, September 2006.
"Corn Farmers Smile as Ethanol Prices Rise, but Experts on Food Supplies Worry," by Matthew Wald, New York Times, January 2006.
"The Missing Link," by Ann Miettler, Wall Street Journal, March 2007.
"Why Income Inequality Matters," by Charles Wheelan, Yahoo! Finance, January 2007.
"How to Conserve Water Efficiently," by Gary Becker, February 2007.
"China's Growing Pains," by David Roche, Wall Street Journal, November 2006.
Consumer Choice, Time Allocation, Bounded Rationality
"If Richer Isn't Happier, What Is?" by David Leonhardt, New York Times, May 2001.
""In Face of Fatal Outbreak, Asians Rediscover Food's Healing Power," by John Krich, Wall Street Journal, May 2003.
"Brain Scans Predict When People Will Buy Products," Science Daily, January 2007.
"Old McDonald's Has a Hold on Kids' Taste Buds, Study Finds," Science Daily, August 2007..
"College Students Face Rising Birth-Control Prices," by Anne Marie Chaker, Wall Street Journal, July 2007.
"The Future of Leisure that Never Arrived," by Hal Varian, New York Times, March 2007.
"Giving Day-Care Cash to Stay-at-Home Parents Sounds Like Politics to Some Canadians," by Elena Cherney, Wall Street Journal, July 2006.
Investment Decisions, Human Capital, Related Applications
"Put Investors in Their Place," by Clayton Christensen and Scott Anthony, Business Week, May 2007.
"Keep Your Eyes on Adjustable Rate Mortgages," by David Leonhardt, New York Times, August 2007.
"Teaching Children to Save," by Jonathan Clements, Wall Street Journal, March 1999.
"Why is Income Inequality in America so Pronounced? Consider Education," by Tyler Cowen, New York Times, May 2007.
"Stopping the Brain Drain," by Lauren Tara Lacapra, Wall Street Journal, June 2007.
"The International Market for Talent," by Gary Becker, July 2007.
Market Allocation, Elasticities, Efficiency, Related Applications
"Organic Milk Supply Expected to Surge as Farmers Pursue a Payoff," by Andrew Martin, New York Times, April 2007.
"Sweet Dreams (the history of sugar)," by Rekha Balu, Wall Street Journal, January 1999.
"Apple Prices May Rise Because of California Freeze," The Seattle Times, January 2007.
"Kodak Turns to Camera Rentals to Inspire Picture-Taking in India," by Rasul Bailay, Wall Street Journal, January 1999.
"Flesh Trade: Weighing the Repugnance Factor," by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, New York Times, July 2006.
"Does Recent Research Prove We're Altruists or Does It Suggest Something Darker About Us?" by Steven Landsburg, Reason Magazine, March 2001.
"Mugabe's Price Cuts Bring Cheap TV's Today, New Crisis Tomorrow," by Chris McGreal, The Guardian, July 2007.
"Comments on Price Gouging," by Gary Becker, October 2005.
"Raise the Gas Tax," by Gregory Mankiw, Wall Street Journal, October 2006.
