Category Archives: Economics

2/18 Performance at Jones Playhouse Discusses Economic Crisis

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EVENT:Interested in History, Law, or Economics? Check this out!

Using the Analysis of Property Rights and Contracts to Gain Insights into History –The Emergence of Rule of Law in Ancient Greece and the System of Arbitrary Rule in Ancient Percia Speaker: Haideh Salehi Esfahani Time: Tuesday Dec 1st @ … Continue reading

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Savery Hall Open House! Friday 10/16. 4:30-7pm

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Equilibrium Rejection of a Mechanism

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The Key to Economic Growth: Why Some Nations Flourish While Others Fail

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Summer Social Science Courses

SLink classes for Summer quarter 09′ Continue reading

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Brown Bag Discussion:: Thursday, Condon Hall @ 12:30

Date: 2/26/2009 Time: 12:30:00 PM Lecturer: Claus Pörtner, Title: The Demand for Sex Selective Abortions Category: Labor/Development Location: Condon 309 One of the major changes that have taken place in India over the last two decades is a significant shift … Continue reading

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Economics Explained visually…

UW Economics graduate student Peter Flukey tackles the most common problem in undergraduate economics, the Cobb-Douglass production function, using visual renderings that explain the intuition behind the oft-cited function. Undergraduates should check out the rest of Peter’s site to learn … Continue reading

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Economics Study Abroad Info Session

Tuesday (20th)  3:30-4:20  Denny 302 The Economics Undergraduate Board (EUB) and the Economics Department will be holding an informal seminar for students interested in studying abroad with the Econ deparment.  Destinations include: Bangkok, Thailand; Tilburg, Holland; Munich, Germany; Balzano, Italy; … Continue reading

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