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* Add or take a '''free, open''' Economics course.
* Add or take a '''free, open''' Economics course.
==Economics==
==Economics==
* Add free, open Economic's course below.
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===Courses===
===Courses===


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===Select Book Reviews===
===Select Book Reviews===


Solow, Robert M. 2011. [http://www.tnr.com/article/books/magazine/95492/sylvia-nasar-grand-pursuit Working in the Dark]. (Book review of Syliva Nassar's Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius). September 28. www.tnr.com.
Solow, Robert M. 2011. [http://www.tnr.com/article/books/magazine/95492/sylvia-nasar-grand-pursuit Working in the Dark]. (Book review of Syliva Nassar's Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius). September 28. www.tnr.com.


Whitfield, John. 2011. [http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/09/libertarians_with_antlers.single.html Libertarians With Antlers: What Robert H. Frank's The Darwin Economy Gets Wrong About Evolution]. Sept. 28. slate.com.
Whitfield, John. 2011. [http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/09/libertarians_with_antlers.single.html Libertarians With Antlers: What Robert H. Frank's The Darwin Economy Gets Wrong About Evolution]. Sept. 28. slate.com.
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Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/07/disappointing-recovery.html The Disappointing Recovery]. July 8. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/07/disappointing-recovery.html The Disappointing Recovery]. July 8. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-grow-economy.html How to Grow the Economy: Bruce Bartlett takes on Tim Pawlenty]. June 11. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-grow-economy.html How to Grow the Economy: Bruce Bartlett takes on Tim Pawlenty]. June 11. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/fred-bergsten-on-net-exports.html Fred Bergsten on Net Exports]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/fred-bergsten-on-net-exports.html Fred Bergsten on Net Exports]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
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'''Economic Stimulus'''
'''Economic Stimulus'''


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html Peter Diamond on Stimulus]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html Peter Diamond on Stimulus]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


Tyson, Laura. 2010. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/opinion/29tyson.html Why We Need a Second Stimulus]. August 29. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Tyson, Laura. 2010. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/opinion/29tyson.html Why We Need a Second Stimulus]. August 29. New York, NY: The New York Times.
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Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/06/kevin-warsh.html Kevin Warsh: An interview with the departing Fed governor]. June 3. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/06/kevin-warsh.html Kevin Warsh: An interview with the departing Fed governor]. June 3. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


'''Forests and Economics'''




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Chan, Sewell. 2011. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/business/economy/26inquiry.html Financial Meltdown Was ‘Avoidable,’ Inquiry Concludes]. January 25. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Chan, Sewell. 2011. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/business/economy/26inquiry.html Financial Meltdown Was ‘Avoidable,’ Inquiry Concludes]. January 25. New York, NY: The New York Times.


'''Financial System'''

Donadio, Rachel and Elizabeth A. Harris. 2011. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/occupy-wall-street-protests-worldwide.html
Rallies Across the Globe Protest Economic Policies]. October 15, 2011


'''Forests and Economics'''





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Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/02/using-customer-incentives-to-monitor.html Incentivizing Customers to Monitor Workers]. February 9. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/02/using-customer-incentives-to-monitor.html Incentivizing Customers to Monitor Workers]. February 9. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


'''Leftists and Economics'''

Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/10/even-leftists-believe-in-property.html Even leftists believe in property rights ]. October 14. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.




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Mankiw, Greg. 2010. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2010/11/simpson-bowles-social-security-plan.html The Simpson-Bowles Social Security Plan - Chuck Blahous explains it.]. November 11. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com
Mankiw, Greg. 2010. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2010/11/simpson-bowles-social-security-plan.html The Simpson-Bowles Social Security Plan - Chuck Blahous explains it.]. November 11. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com


Mankiw, Greg. 2010. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2010/11/bowles-simpson-social-security-reform.html The Simpson-Bowles Social Security Plan Reform]. November 29. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, Greg. 2010. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2010/11/bowles-simpson-social-security-reform.html The Simpson-Bowles Social Security Plan Reform]. November 29. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.




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'''Stocks'''
'''Stocks'''


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/robert-shiller-on-stock-valuations.html Robert Shiller on Stock Valuations]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/robert-shiller-on-stock-valuations.html Robert Shiller on Stock Valuations]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.




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'''Unemployment'''
'''Unemployment'''


Barro, Robert. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703959704575454431457720188.html The Folly of Subsidizing Unemployment: My calculations suggest the jobless rate could be as low as 6.8%, instead of 9.5%, if jobless benefits hadn't been extended to 99 weeks]. August 30. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal.
Barro, Robert. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703959704575454431457720188.html The Folly of Subsidizing Unemployment: My calculations suggest the jobless rate could be as low as 6.8%, instead of 9.5%, if jobless benefits hadn't been extended to 99 weeks]. August 30. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal.


Bartlett, Bruce. 2011. [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/regulation-and-unemployment/ Misrepresentations, Regulations and Jobs]. October 4. New York, NY: economix.blogs.nytimes.com.
Bartlett, Bruce. 2011. [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/regulation-and-unemployment/ Misrepresentations, Regulations and Jobs]. October 4. New York, NY: economix.blogs.nytimes.com.
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Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-much-unemployment-is-structural.html How much unemployment is structural?]. January. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, Greg. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-much-unemployment-is-structural.html How much unemployment is structural?]. January. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/plan-for-zero-unemployment.html A Plan for Zero Unemployment]. September 10. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/plan-for-zero-unemployment.html A Plan for Zero Unemployment]. September 10. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.




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'''Economic Stimulus'''
'''Economic Stimulus'''


Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html Peter Diamond on Stimulus]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2011. [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html Peter Diamond on Stimulus]. September 28. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.