3.6: Bureaucracy

Contents

Monday, March 23, 2020

Online Quarantine Lecture 1

Readings

See the Readings for today’s topics. A reminder, you are no longer required to read and email questions before class. You still need to do the readings for the weekly discussion (see below), and if you choose to join the livestream, I recommend reading before class if you want me to answer any questions in real time.

Class Livestream/Lecture Videos

See the above video for a brief overview of Zoom.

• Zoom Live Class Meetings (starts Monday at 2:00 PM)

Slides

Slides will be posted soon.

Choosing Future Topics

Don’t forget, you have until 2 PM this Wednesday to please suggest topics for the rest of the semester!Again, you might wonder if it is related to Public Economics, and I assure you no matter what it is, I can probably find a way to relate it to public policy, concepts we’ve learned, or economics in a relevant and interesting way. Suggestions and actual class lectures in the past have included Blockchain, Net Neutrality, immigration, antitrust, political polarization, the sharing economy, nonprofits, etc.

Midterm

Your midtermYou can also find the link on the main schedule page.

is shortly. It is due by this Friday, March 27 at 8:00 PM by email.

Discussion Thread

The weekly discussion thread is posted on Blackboard.Go to this course on Blackboard, and on the blue toolbar on the left, go to Discussion Board.

You will have until Sunday 11:59 PM to comment on this week’s topics (based on lectures and readings), at which point I will evaluate your contribution for the weekly discussion grade. See my introductory post on the discussion board’s thread for more information.