Tell me in the comments. I will try to incorporate them into the material and the lectures. Anonymous responses are fine and don't be afraid to sound weird or non-serious. While in general commenting is optional, everyone in the class should answer this question.
At the risk of being a suck-up I'm actually interested in how wealth is created.
ReplyDeletepharma industry, FDA, healthcare, environment
ReplyDeletepatents, biotech, pro football
ReplyDeletethe experiments done on animals to test their responses to incentives
ReplyDeleteimmigration issues; dispute resolution
ReplyDeleteGame Theory and the Environment
ReplyDeleteApartment hunting, equal protection, selling kidneys
ReplyDeletePharmaceutical Industry and the Intellectual Property, Patent and International Trade rights and the effect these have on health care costs.
ReplyDeleteIntellectual Property & Environmental Issues
ReplyDeleteFOOD... and the [economic] forces that decide which foods end up in each of our diverse stomachs.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in mostly Real Estate and Landlord Tenant Law.
ReplyDeleteEconomics as displayed in literature*, movies, and television (say, The Wire, or perhaps something with really bizarre conceptions of economics like the money-free Star Trek universe).
ReplyDelete*But please no Ayn Rand, for the love of god.
I concur with Zach on the "no Ayn Rand, for the love of god," I am interested in International Law and soccer.
ReplyDeleteMusic as related to law and economics.... I have always tried to find some sort of connection there, maybe you have some suggestions...
ReplyDeleteExchange of real money for virtual money (e.g., WoW gold), performance art, health care, game theory
ReplyDeletepolitics, democracy, and elections as they relate to economics
ReplyDeletethe art market; intellectual property
ReplyDeletestocks/stock market; healthcare issues
ReplyDeleteShould society require everyone who needs health insurance to buy health insurance? Which incentive scheme is best for lowering aggregate health care costs?
ReplyDeleteTax policy, for instance the use of "sin taxes" by some countries to dissuade people from using alcohol, (and in this country, tobacco) but also the mortgage deduction and other attempts by government to use the tax code to get people to do certain things beneficial for society. Since there's been talk of "death panels" lately I found this article on the potential implications of the expiration of the 2001 estate tax bill (championed by Republicans as the "death tax") another tax code issue w/ foreseeable, if unintended consequences.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, I think people have covered my other interests on here so far :) and yes, no Ayn Rand.
http://www.slate.com/id/2226518/
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the article.
How economic issues are reported by the media; consequences of media misrepresentation with regards to economic policy, consumer behavior, etc.
ReplyDeleteFinancial reform, regulation of the financial sector, stock market. Also, on international law: is there such thing as international law (as practiced by sovereign countries- the players) or does each country try to push for using their own rules? The success/failure of multilateral institutions- UN, IMF, World Bank (enforcement issues).
ReplyDeleteBowling, billiards and darts.
ReplyDeleteDefinely no Ayn Rand.. No Austrians, no Von Misses and No Keynes (ok .. a little Keynes is OK)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear about how globalization.
Lots of things, actually.
ReplyDeleteBut relevant here: Intellectual property; free markets in relation to charity and altruism (economics of morality?); determining the value of intangibles.
Oh, and I can tolerate a little Ayn Rand, mainly in the form of references to Bioshock.
International trade and immigration.
ReplyDeleteCost of financial services regulation.
ReplyDeleteIntellectual property law...economic policies of Major League Baseball vs. the National Football League
ReplyDeletethe effect of no-fault divorce laws
ReplyDeleteI am interested in environmental policy and the role that economics plays in cap and trade etc.
ReplyDeleteI also would like to know more about the influence of economics forces in creating a legal system in third world countries.
An economic analysis of questions in criminal law...for example, the effect of concealed weapons laws (either allowing or prohibiting) on the crime rate
ReplyDeleteI am interested in whether or not sports arenas and stadiums provide an economic benefit to cities that justifies the use of public funding, whether it is possible to control health care costs through economic incentives, especially behavioral incentives, and whether the use of a salary cap or wage scale is beneficial to the overall economic health of a sport, or is an unfair ceiling on prices for labor.
ReplyDeleteFor a current event, but also a historical perspective... Will the Whole Foods "BoyCott" or the Whole Foods "BuyCott" be more sucessful? and Historically, boycotts seemed to be effective as an incentive to either do something, or not do something. Have today's advertising techniques and venues when combined with the global economy and mass media allowed the incentive that a boycott offers to retain any value? See also DefendGlenn.com vs Color of Change. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow about the effect of ticket scalping laws and the dominance of Ticketmaster?
ReplyDeleteIn the healthcare debate, I haven't heard much about malpractice insurance reform. However, when I ask doctors or insurance companies, the blame falls squarely on inefficient policies directly related to malpractice attorneys. Is it possible to put numbers to the argument instead of anecdotal evidence?
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