The Neo-Classical Paradigm neoclassicalPar.htm

Questions Log Assignments For each Question Log Assignment, write three thoughtful questions about it. Assignments can be an outline, a set of links, some articles, or all three; or yet something else. Surf and read the assignments in as much depth as you like. The more in depth you read, the better questions you will write. There are 15 Assignments, and then you need to turn in a total of 45 questions. Each set of three questions should have a heading with the specific title of the Assignment it is for. Questions can take the form of the following five types: (1) something you disagreed with, (3) something profound you did not know before, (3) how information in the article relates to a principle of economics, or (4) how information in the article relates to a current event or personal experience(5) questions that in the answering of it causes one to summarize a major theme of the article. Do not answer the questions; just write the questions. Click on the Questions Log Assignments link to see a listing of the assignments. Assignments title: 1- Alternative Schools of Thought SchTHlist2012.htm This Item is set of links to websites about Schools of Thought in Economics alternative to mainstream Neo-Classical Economics. Surf through at least three different websites and write a total of three questions for all of your surfing-exploration-reading for this Item. Try to go a few layers down into the websites. 2- The Neo-Classical Paradigm neoclassicalPar.htm The document presents the central characteristics of mainstream economics which is also called neo-classical economics. 3-$15 Minimum Wage - is this price floor too high? MinWage$15-8-2-13.doc Also, see this cartoon: The Minimum Wage Versus The Earned Income Tax Credit http://amptoons.com/blog/2013/05/01/cartoon-the-minimum-wage-versus-the-earned-income-tax-credit/ 4-Critical Thinking and Rationality CriticalThinkingLinksV1.1.doc Read this short article: "The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational" by George Divorsky and then read or view two other links from the attached links. 5-Happiness: Where Hippies correct? HippieHap.htm In addition tho the above Hippies article: Want to take a happiness quiz and compare yourself to the world? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=happiness-how-happy-are-you-quiz ** What Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says about happiness. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/05/08/bernanke-offers-a-lesson-on-happiness-to-college-grads/ ** More links: 2012 World Happiness Report http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/Sachs%20Writing/2012/World%20Happiness%20Report.pdf ** Authentic Happiness Website - about Positive Psychology http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx -00- 6-Profit Maximization?: Owners Selling Their Business ownersell.htm 7-Global Trouble - Poverty and Hunger in the World GlobalTroublesVer2.doc 8-Market Failure MarketFailure.htm 9-Government Failure Cato-PublicChoiceRevolution.pdf GovFailure.htm Read my attached description of Government Failure and also read the attached article:  The Public Choice Revolution by James Gwartey of the Cato Insitute. 10-Business Vs. Economics (a macro framwork) - by Paul Krugman BusinessVSEconomics-Krugman.doc 11-Economic Goals EconGoals.htm 12-The Limping Middle Class - link between income inequality and economic growth by Robert Reich LimpingGraphic.jpg LimpingMiddle-Reich-NYT9-3-2011.htm 13-Deficits Without Fear by Robert Frank DeficitwithoutFear-RFrank.htm 14-Reforming Economics by Joe Stiglitz Reforming.pdf Also see this one hour video interview of Professor Joseph Stiglitz which is on CSPAN Video Archive. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291851-1 15-Balkin's Favorite Quotes QUOT-Master2.doc PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)