Fall 2023
Below are links to articles on the reading list that are available on-line through the Syracuse University library. The articles are organized by subject, as on the syllabus.
Because these articles are made available through the SU library, they are only available to SU students. If you are using a computer on campus, the links will take you directly to the article. If you are off-campus, you will be taken to a sign-in page so that you can access library materials remotely.
Introduction
Porter, Eduardo, “Rationing Health Care More Fairly,” The New York Times, August 22, 2012, B1, B2.
Supply and Demand
Brooks, David, “Do Markets Work in Health Care?” The New York Times, January 13, 2017, A27.
“Never a bargain,” The Economist, June 29, 2019, 23.
“Palm roiled,” The Economist, May 7, 2022, 57
Applications of Supply and Demand
Badger, Emily and Eve Washington, “Across U.S., It’s Getting Harder to Find a Home,” The New York Times, July 14, 2022, A1.
“Build, baby, build,” The Economist, August 11, 2018, 21-22.
“Too damned high,” The Economist, August 27, 2022, 20.
“In a fix,” The Economist, January 11, 2020, 58-59.
“Field work,” The Economist, April 13, 2013, 43-44.
Irwin, Neil, “Markets Adapt to Snarled Supply Chains,” The New York Times, July 6, 2021, B2.
“Levying the land,” The Economist, June 29, 2013, 69.
“Credit where taxes are due,” The Economist, July 4, 2015, 64.
“When the inc runs,” The Economist, May 15, 2021, 67.
Mariani, John, “Gas tax cap comes off, but so what?” Syracuse Post-Standard, June 8, 2008, B1, B3.
Consumer Behavior: An Introduction to the Concept of Utility
Frank, Robert H., “Economic Scene: Of Hockey Players and Housing Prices,” The New York Times, October 27, 2005, C2.
“Economic focus: Stomach staples,” The Economist, March 26, 2011.
Consumer Behavior: Maximizing Utility
“Money where your mouth is,” The Economist, November 10, 2013, 41-42.
“Feeding expectations,” The Economist, February 22, 2014, 63.
“BOGOF bobbies,” The Economist, December 17, 2016, 50.
Applications of Consumer Theory
“Poor behaviour,” The Economist, December 6, 2014, 88.
“Fat is a fiscal-policy issue,” The Economist, October 7, 2017, 71.
“Reasonable doubt,” The Economist, October 14, 2017, 68.
Brooks, David “The Nudge Debate,” The New York Times, August 9, 2013, A17.
Production
No assigned reading
Costs of Production
“Land of the corporate giants,” The Economist, November 3, 2012, 76.
The Behavior of Firms Under Perfect Competition: Profit Maximization and the Derivation of the Supply Curve
Hu, Winnie, “As Uber Ascends, Debt Demolishes Taxi Drivers,” The New York Times, September 11, 2017, A1.
“Against the grain,” The Economist, May 21, 2016, 65-66.
“Rules for fools,” The Economist, May 14, 2011, 84.
Perfect Competition and Economic Welfare
Kenny, Charles, “Trickle Down Economics,” Foreign Policy, December 5, 2011.
Porter, Eduardo, “The Risks of Cheap Water,” The New York Times, October 15, 2014, B1, B6.
The Effects of Market Power: Monopolies
Leonhardt, David, “Big Business is Overcharging You,” The New York Times, November 11, 2019, A23.
Borenstein, Severin “The Little Utility that Could,” Energy Institute Blog, November 8, 2021.
The Role of Government
Borenstein, Severin, “Stabilizing Utilities in an Unstable Climate” Energy Institute Blog, January 22, 2019.
“Going postal,” The Economist, April 21, 2018, 59.
“Signal failure,” The Economist, April 11, 2020, 56-57.
“One country, three systems,” The Economist, April 21, 2018, 38.
“The unstuck middle,” The Economist, January 21, 2023, 19-20.
“The worth of nations,” The Economist, May 5, 2018, 72.
Public Goods
Hu, Winnie, “Is Your E-ZPass the key to Congestion Pricing in Manhattan?” The New York Times, March 22, 2018, A18.
“The price of jam,” The Economist, August 5, 2017, 45-46.
Externalities
Wald, Matthew L., “Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says,” The New York Times, October 20, 2009, A16.
“Taxes of sin,” The Economist, July 28, 2018, 44-45.
“The lives of others,” The Economist, August 19, 2017, 58-59.
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Dudley, Susan et al. (2017), “Consumer’s Guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis: Ten Tips for Being an Informed Policymaker,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 1-18.
Vining, Aidan R. and Weimer, David L., “The Application of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Social Policy,” La Follette Policy Report, 19(2), Spring 2010, pp. 1-4.(available in Blackboard)
Prest, Brian, “Discounting 101” Resources for the Future, January 6, 2020.
Pear, Robert, “New Laws Now Evaluated by Job Creation,” The New York Times, January 3, 2012, A16.
Wald, Matthew L, “Energy Dept. Said to Err on Coal Project,” The New York Times, March 11, 2009.
“Lives v livelihoods,” The Economist, July 3, 2021, 67-69.
Discussion and Final Thoughts
“For goodness’ sake,” The Economist, March 20, 2021, 70.
“Room with a view,” The Economist, January 12, 2013, 66.
“The voice of public choice,” The Economist, January 19, 2013, 76.