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From: Kala Krishna (kmk4@psu.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 10:17:25 EDT


> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > I need a bit of advice and I was hoping to get some input from you all.
> >
> > I am going to be teaching a small writing intensive course (which could be
> > on basically any topic in economics) and am looking for a text. This could
> > be a set of readings or a book. Something fun and thought provoking, with
> > minimal economics prerequisites, but lots of economics content would be
> ideal.
> >
> > I ruled out some lovely game theory books as there are courses taught
> on this.
> >
> > I was thinking of maybe freakonomics as a text. Feedback? Other ideas?
> >
> > Kala
> >
> > Professor Kala Krishna
> > Department of Economics
> > Pennsylvania State University
> > University Park, PA, 16802
> > Ph. 814 865 1106
> > Fax 814 863 4775
> > Kala Krishna http://ssrn.com/author=44791
> >
> >
> >