Social interactions and economic outcomes
Readings and class materials for Monday, June 12, 2023–Friday, June 16, 2023
Readings
Important: The PDFs of the individual chapters are posted on iCollege.
- Introduction and 2.1-2.12 in Economy, Society, and Public Policy The CORE Team, Economy, Society, and Public Policy, 2019, https://www.core-econ.org/espp/.
- Play through “The Evolution of Trust” by Nicky Case
- Radiolab, “One Good Deed Deserves Another,” part 3 in “The Good Show,” season 9, episode 1
- Radiolab, “The Golden Rule,” part 1 in “What’s Left When You’re Right?,” season 12, episode 6
- Golden Balls Split or Steal video clip (watch after listening to “The Golden Rule”)
- Chapter 2 in Frederick W. Mayer, Narrative Politics: Stories and Collective Action Frederick W. Mayer, Narrative Politics: Stories and Collective Action (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
Slides
Videos
Videos for each section of the lecture are available at this YouTube playlist.
- Introduction
- Individuals and society
- Game theory
- Stags, hares, and prisoners
- Fixing collective action problems
You can also watch the playlist (and skip around to different sections) here: