History of Economic Thought:

  The reading is OBL CH1-5,HET1-2. E. K. Hunt and Mark Lautzenheiser, 2011. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective. Updated Third Edition. Armonk, NY and London: M. E. Sharpe. (HET) Roger E. Backhouse, 2002. The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economics from the Ancient World to the Twenty-First Century. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. (OBL) In this exercise, the objective is to write a concise, well-crafted question that will test not only the knowledge but also analyticalsynthetic thinking of a student that completed all the readings and participated in all the lectures within that section. Analytical strength of any written exercise depends on the level of coherence and cogency with which the arguments are presented. Synthetic strength of any written exercise depends on the extent to which different sources are engaged with and systematized. While a submitted question does not have to address everything covered within that section, synthetic questions that demand a comparative perspective will earn more points. You are also expected to sketch an answer, indicating the relevant sections of the various readings. A “Response Question and Answer Sketch” cannot be longer than 500 words (fit into a single-sheet) including both the question and the answer sketch. In your Q&A Sketch (as in any other written assignment), you will need to provide a full bibliography at the end of the page. Bibliography will not be included in the word count. You need to abide by Chicago Manual of Style, Author-Date system: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_