Economic Rationality In A Time of Political Turbulence

 

How Our Understanding of Economic and Political Facts Differ and How This Shapes our Decisions

A mini-course in four sessions

Phillip LeBel, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Economics

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey 07043

lebelp@montclair.edu

Course Session Materials

  1. What Does Government Have to Do with The Economy's Basic Functions?
  2. Tools for Macroeconomic Stabilization and Growth
  3. The Role of Microeconomic Institutions for Macroeconomic Stabilizationa and Growth
  4. What Reforms Should We Consider for a Sustainable Economic Future?

Selected Files
01.
02.
03.
 Real Rates of Return to Bills Bonds and Stocks
04.
 The Measurement of Risk
05.
 Alternative Symmetric Distributions
06.
 Growth Accounting in Developed Economies
07.
 U.S. Legislative Landmarks
08.
 Application Modules
09.
 Income Distribution and Social Welfare
10.
 How Economists Make Good and Bad Predictions
11.
 Predicting the Unpredictable: Theory and Policy in the Presence of Asset Bubbles
12.
13.
 Asset Bubbles and Moral Hazard: Evidence from Japan
14.
 Neuroeconomics Foundations
15.
 Macroeconomic Decisions
16.
 George F. Kennan - The Sourcs of Soviet Conduct (1947)
17.
 Samuel P. Huntington - The Clash of Civilizations (1993)
18.
 Louis Menand - Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History (2018)
19.
 Election Rules (2016)
20.
 Framing Optimal States and Markets

About the course instructor

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