Writing & Other Assignments

Below are downloads to writing assignments and the like. Other writing assignments may be found in the syllabi in the Survey Courses and Other Courses sections of the website. The documents are in alphabetical order by the last name of the professor.

 

Jeff Biddle: Paper Topics, The Emergence of Modern Mainstream Economics

Four paper topics are offered: the debate over the role of quantitative economics; Marshall's value theory; the socialist calculation debate; and the methodology of modern economics.


Avi J. Cohen: Short Reader-Response Paper, History of Economics I, York University

Instructions for a short (1,000-1,300 words) reader-response paper. Six possible paper topics provided.


Avi J. Cohen: Long Paper, History of Economics I, York University

Instructions for a long (3,000-3,500 words) paper about one of the major classical economists. Nine possible paper topics provided.

Download Cohen: Long Paper (pdf - 108.74 KB)

Avi J. Cohen: Short Reader-Response Paper, History of Economics II, York University

Instructions for a short (1,000-1,500 words) essay about the continuity or discontinuity between classical and neoclassical economics.


Avi J. Cohen: Long Paper, History of Economics II, York University

Instructions for a long (2,500-3,000 words) paper on one of the major post-1870 economists. Eleven possible paper topics provided.

Download Cohen: Long Paper (pdf - 200.58 KB)

Harro Maas: Observation in the Lab, Fall 2011

Writing assignment in which students are asked to construct a conversation among experimental economists.


Harro Maas: Political Economy and the Science of Man

Writing assignment in which students are asked to construct a correspondence between Smith and Hume.


Kirsten Madden: Ethics and Economics Team Paper

Assignment for a team paper on ethics and economics. Includes required elements and evaluation criteria.

Download Madden: Assignment (pdf - 162.21 KB)

Kirsten K. Madden: Team Project on Women in the History of Economic Thought

Team members design a poster summarizing the results of their research.


Wendy Rayack, Wesleyan University: Essay Assignments

Essay assignments in which students are asked to comment on particular statements. Extensive historical and intellectual background information is given for each assignment. Essay assignments on Smith, the mercantilists, Malthus, and value, among others.