Category Archives: Course Materials
(In Class) Read – Reddy (2017)
Reddy, Sanjay. (2017). “An Economic Strategy for The Gambia.” Africa Is A Country. 08 June. https://africasacountry.com/2017/06/an-economic-strategy-for-the-gambia
Read – Economics Online
Read – Lu (2020)
Lu, Marcus. (2020, October 30). “Charting America’s Debt: $27 Trillion and Counting.” Visual Capitalist. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/americas-debt-27-trillion-and-counting/
Watch (08:10) – Schamus (2014)
Schamus, James. (2014). “The Second Part of That Film About Money.” wetheeconomy.
Watch (4:50) – Mazzucato (2013)
You can watch the whole thing (13:46) if you like, but the only required piece is 4:50-9:00.
Watch (09:19) – Khan (2013)
Khan, Sal. (2013) “Keynesian Cross.” Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/macroeconomics/income-and-expenditure-topic/macroeconomics-the-keynesian-cross/v/keynesian-cross
Watch (14:27) – Blumberg (2013)
Blumberg, Alex. (2013) “Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt.” Planet Money. NPR. https://apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title
Prioritize “People,” “Boxes”, and “You” if you have to skip some chapters but they are all very engaging and highly encouraged!
Time Breakdown by Chapter :
Intro (0:45)
Cotton (02:32)
Machines (01:33)
People (06:21)
Boxes (01:37)
You (01:40)
(In Class) Watch (23:00) – Elms (2020)
Elms, Deborah. (2020). “Is Global Trade Due for a Fundamental Shift?” In Conversation: CNA Insider. Lin Xiueling [Executive Director]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVAoHOjrWJA
(first and last chapters)
(In Class) Read – Houeland (2021)
Houeland, Camilla. (2021). “We work like elephants, and eat like ants.” Africa is a Country. https://africasacountry.com/2021/01/we-work-like-elephants-and-eat-like-ants