Word: ec10
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...taught by not one, but two very well-known Harvard professors: David Laibson and Andrei Shleifer. You’ll recognize Laibson, a rising star within University politics and already prominent within the world of economics, from his famous “printers and ink cartridges” Ec10 lecture on hidden costs and the economic irrationality of individuals. Andrei Shleifer, on the other hand, is infamous for his alleged improprieties in dealings with government contracts in Russia and his close relationship with former University President Lawrence H. Summers. Apart from that, Shleifer is a heavyweight in the world...
...classes like “Justice” to roll around for some “gut”-sy goodness. Large classes like that give support to the notion that there is comfort in numbers. Also, even if you are not an Economics concentrator, Social Analysis 10 (i.e., Ec10) is a good bet for some useful knowledge, as Bush-lover Greg Mankiw has made the problem sets and exams much more straightforward and manageable. You also never know if you are going to apply for that job with Morgan Stanley...
...only I had it last year, for Ec10...
...benefit of many students’ schedules, podcasts and class lecture videos are now available for a growing number of classes. From Bits to Ec10, students can go beyond classmate notes and get a real taste of the real thing. Nevertheless, after the classes are done, the videos are usually deleted to save server storage and reduce costs. At best, the decision is left to the professor of the course. Moreover, filmed classes, due to fear of students not attending and the cost of filming, are still the exception rather than the rule...
...Core” and the system of distributional requirements outlined by the HCCR, these courses will offer a broad introduction to a wide range of texts and ideas. They will provide students interested in the humanities with a solid starting point––much like Ec10 and Life Sciences 1a afford students of other disciplines––while also satisfying divisional requirements for students studying other fields. This flexibility must be commended. Tatar anticipates that between 15 and 20 of these courses will be developed, enabling course sizes to be small and instruction personal...