ECON 826 Pol Economy And Publ Plcy II George Mason

The End of the 19 Century as the End of Political Economy and the Peter Boettke Economics Birth of th Econ 881/Spring 2005 24 January Classical Liberal Political Economy: Its Propositions, Propositions Method and Character Self-regulation of th

Macroeconomic Problems, Microeconomic Peter J. Boettke Solutions Econ 881/Spring 2005 February 28 Main Points to Stress Macroeconomic problems are coordination problems Production plans must mesh with consumption demands Capital and Labor I

From Logical Rigor to Hyper Formalism Peter Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 31 February What Went Wrong with Economics Economics and the Natural Sciences Clocks, Engines, Computers Mirowski, p. 9 Cyborg economists vs. Neoclassical economist, Mir

Letting the Second Singer Sing: The Death of Romance in Politics Peter J. Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 February 21 Main Points The Elementary Logic of Political Interaction Concentrated benefits/Dispersed Costs The Policies of Lord Keynes as

Subjectivism and the Meaning of Economic Processes Peter J. Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 21 March Main Points of the Subjectivist Perspective Subjectivism of Values Diamond/Water paradox Value in use and value in exchange Opportunity cost C

The Firm and the Market: Incentives, Information and Capabilities Peter J. Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 28 March A Short Reminder About the Thought Experiment for the Samuelson Class Firm is a set of production functions Market is a set of struc

Post Classical Political Economy and the Future Economic Research and Public Policy Peter J. Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 2 May Philosophy, Politics and Economics Politics Economics Philosophy Main Points Broadening of the Discipline The disci

Institutional and Behavioral Economics Peter Boettke Econ 881/Spring 2005 25 April Another Look at Economics Narrowing of economics from classical political economy to mathematical formalism - 1940-1970. Broadening of economics from mathematical fo

The End of Laissez-Faire: Macroeconomic Instability and Microeconomic Peter J. Boettke Econ 881/Spring Inefficiency 2005 14 February Historical Context Turn of the Century America Poverty Amidst Plenty inequality Progressive Era Legislation