History of economic thought syllabus
Honor Code applies to this class. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are made in accordance with George Mason University policy.
The grade will be 2/3 based on the report and 1/3 based on the final exam. You will be required to submit short progress reports on your thesis periodically.
reading list:
Commerce, Culture, and Freedom: Readings on Capitalism Before Adam Smith, edited by Henry C. Clark.
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
tyler cowen Goat: Who is the greatest economist of all time and why does it matter?is free and online.
GPT-4, paid version, required, $20/month.
Finder (free, good for providing authoritative references)
Perplexity.AI, free and usually better than Google these days
internet
Assign other readings, mostly online, depending on the topics you end up covering.