Freakonomics

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Second-year standing; or permission of the Department This course considers how the economic approach can be used to analyze social issues that are beyond the usual scope considered by economists. It explores unintended consequences of economic and social policies as applied in situations not traditionally examined in economics including sex work, drug trade, and teacher cheating. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ECON 2991 Freakonomics)