Word: ec
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Social Analysis. Last year my roommates joked that they went to Ec 10 lectures for more than a higher understanding of competitive markets. Rather than gluing their eyes on Marty, they noticed who was sitting with whom in the pews of Sanders Theatre. It was a more entertaining form of "Social Analysis...
...roommates were not alone in their people-watching indulgence. Ec 10, a mostly first-year class, often devolves into a place to see and be seen. My roommates returned from class last year and promptly reported their observations to me. Was it wrong? Was it kind? Was it right that they have turned their introduction to economics into an introduction to their social world...
Friday, February 5: Frustrated that Social Analysis 10, "Principles of Economics," taught by Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61, captures the top market share every year, the other Social Analysis professors collude to form a counter cartel but fail miserably. Subsequent market research shows why: Because Ec 10 is an indivisible full-year course, most students have already developed brand loyalty by the spring. Thus, the demand for Social Analysis 10 is shockingly inelastic. Susumu Kuno, Jay Jasanoff and Lynn Nichols, instructors for Social Analysis 34, "Knowledge of Language" are speechless...
...should see what goes on in this place once we vacate it. Well, you shouldn't see it (I already went on that adventure on your behalf); but you should know it at least. Because the next time you go to Sanders for your Ec 10 lecture, you will see the stage in a new light as the annual seance hotspot for the ghost of Christmas past-but-still-obstinately-here-oh-won't-it-please-go-away...
...many sophomores, the people with whom they shared their first Harvard experiences--from Ec 10 problem sets to late nights at Tommy's--have now become mere acquaintances...