Semester Timetable

Spring Semester

Week	Date	Events
1	3 Feb	Intro to semester 2 project Macro ch26: the Keyensian short-run model The why axis ch2-3: gender and the economy Flex day 1
2	10 Feb	Tu, 2/11 - Th, 2/13: senior getaway F, 2/14: no classes (mid-winter break) Macro ch27: the classical long-run model
3	17 Feb	M, 2/17: no classes (mid-winter break) Review for spring quiz 1 Quiz macro ch24-27 Stock selection / advertising workshop
4	24 Feb	Th, 2/27: no classes (artsfest) Macro ch28: the financial sector Macro ch29: monetary policy The why axis ch4-5: public education
5	2 Mar	Macro ch30: financial crises & panics Naked economics ch10: the Federal Reserve The Housing crisis & Great Recession Review for spring quiz 2
6	9 Mar	Quiz macro ch28-30 Macro ch31: debt & deficits Debt case study: Japan The why axis ch6-7: discrimination
7	16 Mar	Th, 3/19 - F, 3/20: no classes (spring break) Macro ch33: jobs & unemployment Debating universal basic income
8	23 Mar	All week: no classes (spring break)
9	30 Mar	W, 4/01 - F, 4/03: junior retreat
10	6 Apr
11	13 Apr	F, 4/17: no classes (faculty professional development)
12	20 Apr	All week: social justice week
13	27 Apr
14	4 May
15	11 May	All week: May project
16	18 May	All week: May project
17	25 May	M, 5/25: no classes (Memorial Day) All week: May project
18	1 Jun	All week: May project
19	8 Jun	Tu, 6/09: science finals W, 6/10: math finals W, 6/10: senior luncheon Th, 6/11: graduation

Fall Semester

Week	Date	Events
1	2 Sept	M, 2 Sept: no classes (Labor Day) Intro, policies, and themes "Inside Amazon" article Micro ch1: economics & economic reasoning
2	9 Sept	W, 11 Sept: back to school night Naked Economics ch1: the power of markets Micro ch2: production possibilities & globalization Micro ch3: economic institutions "Cognitive biases" article
3	16 Sept	M, 16 Sept: picture day Review for quiz #1 Quiz #1: micro ch1-3 Naked Economics ch2: incentives matter Micro ch4: principles of supply & demand
4	23 Sept	Predictably Irrational ch1: the truth about relativity Micro ch5: using supply & demand Micro ch6: elasticities Predictably Irrational ch2: the fallacy of supply & demand
5	30 Sept	M, 30 Sept - F, Oct 4: senior portraits Review for quiz #2 Quiz #2: micro ch4-6 Naked Economics ch3: government & the economy, part 1 Flex day 1
6	7 Oct	Micro ch7: taxes & government intervention Naked Economics ch4: government & the economy, part 2 Predictably Irrational ch4: the cost of social norms Micro ch8: market vs government failure
7	14 Oct	M, 14 Oct: no school (mid-fall break) W, 16 Oct: no classes (PSAT day) Micro ch9: exchange rates & globalization Flex day 2
8	21 Oct	Review for quiz #3 Quiz #3: micro ch7-9 Predictably Irrational ch7: the problem of procrastination Predictably Irrational ch8: the high price of ownership
9	28 Oct	Naked Economics ch5: economics of information Micro ch10: international trade policy Micro ch11: production & cost analysis, part 1 Flex day 3
10	4 Nov	F, 8 Nov: no classes (professional development day) Micro ch12: production & cost analysis, part 2 Review for quiz #4 Quiz #4: micro ch10-12
11	11 Nov	Th, 14 Nov - F, 15 Nov: parent-teacher conferences Naked Economics ch6: productivity & human capital Prospectus work Flex day 4
12	18 Nov	Flex day 5 Predictably Irrational ch10: the effect of expectations Micro ch13: perfect competition Harvard Business School gender equity study
13	25 Nov	M, 25 Nov - F, 29 Nov: no school (Thanksgiving break)
14	2 Dec	W, 4 Dec - Sa, 7 Dec: people of color conference Micro ch14: monopoly & monopolistic competition Micro ch15: oligopoly & anti-trust policy Review for quiz #5 Quiz #5: micro ch13-15
15	9 Dec	Micro ch17: work & the labor market Article on class structure Project work day Behavioral project presentations
16	16 Dec	Th, 19 Dec - F, 20 Dec: no school (winter break) Flex day 7 Flex day 8
17	23 Dec	M, 23 Dec - F, 27 Dec: no school (winter break)
18	30 Dec	M, 30 Dec - F, 3 Jan: no school (winter break)
19	6 Jan	Research methods 1 (research assistant guest talk) Micro ch18: distribution of income Job market directions (home health care etc) Flex day 9
20	13 Jan	Th, 16 Jan: special schedule (MLK assembly) Research methods 2 (research assistant guest talk) Price of Civilization excerpt 1 Price of Civilization except 2
21	20 Jan	M, 20 Jan: no school (MLK Day) Research methods 3 (research assistant guest talk) Macro ch24: economic growth & the business cycle Macro ch25: measuring the aggregate economy
22	27 Jan	M, 27 Jan - Th, 30 Jan: semester-end special schedule F, 31 Jan: no classes (semester-end work day) Research methods 4 (research assistant guest talk)