Quick and Nimble
Last Thursday we talked about arguments concerning the redistribution of income in society. Okay, we didn’t just talk about these arguments, we actually had them. There’s such diversity of opinion in this classroom (as our blog reveals at times), and debates about both theory and policy are always lively and well-informed. I’m often amazed by how much independent reading these students have done, and how quickly and enthusiastically they connect what they’re learning in economics to what they’re learning in other departments. (Recollection of readings and discussions in Dr. David Schwartz’s Ethics and Public Life course figured heavily into Thursday’s discussion.)
We also mapped out how we’d like our research to progess between now and the end of the semester. Building from their research proposals, the students will write a collaborative research paper and deliver an oral presentation of our results to the LNDF and hopefully to leaders at the Yoder Center. In their paper and presentation, the class will also make recommendations for how this project should progress throughout the summer and the next academic year.
