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Economics 323
Professor Eschker

NOTE: Monday and Wednesday content is for ALL Econ 323 students. Friday content is for Econ 323D students only. Econ 323D will NOT meet every Friday, and if there is no assignment listed for a given Friday, then we do not meet on that Friday.

Readings:
WR=History of the American Economy by Walton and Rockoff

Other readings are on reserve at the library or can be downloaded from this page in pdf format.

This reading guide may help with understanding difficult journal articles.

Note: Check this page throughout the semester for the most up-to-date listing of reading dates. Adjustments may be made to the following list. UPDATED MONDAY JANUARY 18.

Monday, January 18
No Class MLK Day
Wednesday, January 20
No Class
Independent Study
(see email for directions)
Friday, January 22
(323D Meeting)
No Class
Independent Study
(see email for directions)
Monday, January 25
Lecture 1: Introduction
WR Chapter 1
PowerPoint Day1
Wednesday, January 27
Lecture 2:Money, Value, and Gains from Trade
Boyes and Melvin, (only for those with no Economics background)
Heilbroner and Milberg Ch. 3
PowerPoint Day 2
Monday, February 1
Lecture 3:European Colonies
WR Chapter 2
PowerPoint Day 3
Wednesday, February 3
Lecture 4:Colonial Regional Activity
WR Ch. 3
Colonial House Video (in class)
PowerPoint Day 4
Friday, Februrary 5
(323D meeting)
Health in History
Fogel
Monday, February 8
Lecture 5:Native Americans, Colonists, and the Constitution
Axtell
Wilkinson
WR Ch. 29 pp. 557-59
No PowerPoint Day 5
Wednesday, February 10
Lecture 7: Revolution
WR Ch. 6
PowerPoint Day 7
Friday, February 12
(323D meeting)
Growth
Siegler (Please contact Prof. Eschker if you would like a copy of this reading)
Take Home Quiz Due Monday, February 15 in class.
Monday, February 15
Lecture 8:Populating the West
WR Ch. 8
PowerPoint Day 8
Wednesday, February 17
Lecture 9:Industrial Revolution
Heilbroner and Milberg Ch. 4,
WR Ch. 10
PowerPoint Day 9
Friday, February 19
(323D meeting)
California Gold Rush
Clay and Jones
Monday, February 22
Lecture 10:Women, Immigrants, and Factory Life
WR Ch. 10/ 11
PowerPoint Day 10
Wednesday, February 24
Lecture 11:Antebellum Money and Banking
WR Ch. 12
PowerPoint Day 11
Friday, February 26
(323D meeting)
Black Soldiers during the Civil War
Costa and Kahn
Monday, February 29
Lecture 12:Slavery and Exploitation
WR Ch. 13
PowerPoint Day 12
Wednesday, March 2
NO CLASS.
We will cover this material the next class period.
Lecture 13:The Civil War
WR Ch. 14
No PowerPoint Day 13
Monday, March 7
Lecture 14:The Civil War
WR Ch. 14
PowerPoint Day 14
Wednesday, March 9
Midterm Exam
Monday, March 21
Lecture 17:Monopoly and Big Business
WR Ch. 17
PowerPoint Day 17
Wednesday, March 23
Essay First Draft Due
Lecture 18: Immigration and Early Labor Unions WR Ch. 18 
PowerPoint Day 18
Friday, March 25
(323D meeting)
Railroad and Price Discrimination
Odlyzko
Monday, March 28
Lecture 19:Women in the Workplace
Costa
PowerPoint Day 19
Wednesday, March 30
Lecture 20: Wall Street and the Stock Market Crash
No reading this day
PowerPoint Day 20
Friday, April 1
(323D meeting)
Populist Farm Unrest
Mayhew
Monday, April 4
Lecture 21:Wall Street and the Stock Market Crash (cont.)
WR Ch. 28 pp. 534-39
PowerPoint Day 21
Wednesday, April 6
Lecture  22: Real Estate and Housing 
WR Ch. 27 pp. 514-16
Shiller1 and
Shiller 2 (optional reading)
PowerPoint Day 22
Friday, April 8
(323D meeting)
Goldin (I)
Monday, April 11
Lecture 23: The Great Depression
WR Ch. 23
PowerPoint Day 23
Wednesday, April 13
Lecture 24: The Great Depression (cont.) WR Ch. 23 
PowerPoint Day 24
Friday, April 15
(323D meeting)
Great Depression from a NeoClassical Perspective
Cole and Ohanian
Monday, April 18
Lecture 26:The New Deal
WR Ch. 24
PowerPoint Day 26
Wednesday, April 20
Lecture 27: Environment and Natural Resources
WR Ch. 15 pp. 278-80, Ch. 27 pp. 511-14, and Ch. 29 pp. 545-46
Wright 1990 
Libecap
(Note:  The Wright and Libecap readings are optional)
PowerPoint Day 27
Friday, April 22
(323D meeting)
Margarine Revolution
Dupre,
Brief History of Bootleg Margarine Trade (optional)
Monday, April 25
Lecture 28:
Post War Macroeconomics, Immigration and Labor Unions
WR Ch. 29
PowerPoint Day 28
Wednesday, April 27
Lecture 28.5
Income Inequality
WR Ch. 30 pp. 574-77
Lindert (SKIP sections on Britain, pages 174-185, 192-195, 200)
PowerPoint Day 28.5
Essay Final Draft Due
Monday, May 2
Lecture 29:The New Economy in Historical Perspective
Gordon 
PowerPoint Day 29
Wednesday, May 4
Lecture 30:America in the Next Millenium
Krugman,
WR Ch. 30 (optional)
PowerPoint Day 30


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