AT Micro/Macro Economics

EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: Where's the man who could ease the heart like a satin gown? Dorothy Parker KEY DATE: 1. John Rogers and Charles Bobrinskoy  will speak on Value Investing during the third period class. Students in the sixth period section, please try to attend. LONG PERIOD:  we will read selections from Nate Silver's The Signal and the Noise in preparation for the Ariel talk on Wednesday. CLASS ONE: We will discuss the first half of chapter 20 on Who Gets What? The Distribution of Income. HOMEWORK: finish chapter 20. CLASS TWO: THE ARIEL TALK during third period. BOTH sections should attend. CLASS THREE: we will discuss the second half of chapter 20 and the Ariel talk. HOMEWORK: please read chapter 17 on Real World Competition and Technology. CLASS FOUR: we will discuss chapter 17. HOMEWORK: NONE!

EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and Wealth have both failed. Kim Hubbard KEY DATES: 1. During the last class period of the week you will have a QUIZ on chapter 16 in Colander and chapter 4 in Wheelan. 2. On Wednesday, Dec. 19 , John Rogers and Charles Bobrinskoy  will speak on Value Investing during the third period class. Students in the sixth period section, please try to attend. LONG PERIOD: We will continue watching Margin Call. CLASS ONE: We will discuss the first half of chapter 16 on Monopolistic Competition. I will also return your tests on Monopoly and your research papers. We will then hand them over to Mia in the sixth period who will create a Website with them. I hope that some of you will consider submitting them to InFlame, the History Department online journal. HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 16. CLASS TWO: We will discuss the second half of the chapter on Oligopoly. HOMEWORK: please read chapter 4 in Wheelan. CLASS THREE:

EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: People ask for criticism but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham LONG PERIOD: we will read a few more of your research papers. CLASS ONE: a student leader will lead a discussion on Monopoly. HOMEWORK: chapter 3 in the Big Short. CLASS TWO: We will discuss the chapter in the Big Short. HOMEWORK: please read chapter 3 in Wheelan, Government and the Economy. CLASS THREE: We will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: prepare for a quiz on Monopoly. CLASS FOUR: QUIZ ON MONOPOLY. HOMEWORK: read chapter 16 in Colander up to Characteristics of  Oligopoly.