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The final will be comprehensive in that it will cover all problem sets and notes from the class. However, you will only be responsible for readings assigned after the second midterm. The readings for which you are responsible are all the readings from VII. Intro to Benefit-Cost Analysis and VIII. Income Redistribution.

The final will 8 - 11 a.m. Friday Dec. 11. It will be in the regular classroom, Peterson 108.

You do not need a bluebook.


MATERIAL COVERED FRIDAY DECEMBER 4:

Continued with income redistribution


 




READINGS FOR DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2:

MBN Ch. 13 "Immigration, Superstars and Poverty"

MBN Ch. 11 "Why are Women Paid Less?"

"The rich, the poor and the growing grap between them," The Economist June 5, 2006.

"The new (improved Gilded Age," The Economist December 19, 2007.

"Cheap and Cheerful," The Economist July 24, 2008.
"Cheap_and Cheerful" (pdf)

READINGS FOR DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 4:

MBN Ch. 12 "The Effects of the Minimum Wage"

MBN Ch. 25 "The Graying of America"

"Public Schools are Cheating Children"

"Myth: Schools Need more Money"

Nobel results are indictment of schools"

"What Makes Finnish Kids so Smart?" The Wall Street Journal February 29, 2008.

(Note: if links don't work, do the following:

Either google the titles and source or:

1. Go to http://libraries.ucsd.edu/ .

2.Under "Selected E-Resources" click "Databases a-z" .

3.Go to "E" and find "Economist.com"

4. Search for key words or title, such as "invisible green hand."

5. If the article is several years old, the list of articles will probably not include what you want. If so, on the right, put in a narrow date range and re-do the search.