Student testimonials from recent online course, "Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness":
Online Lectures:
Five lectures of ISI course, "Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness." Part of ISI's online PPE Academy:
Other lectures:
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Curricula developed:
Here is the seminar description:
Here is an AEI webinar introducing the project, featuring Dan Klein (George Mason), Jim Otteson (Notre Dame), Russ Roberts (Stanford University, Hoover Institute), and Maria Pia Paganelli (Trinity University).
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Courses:
Here are some summary statistics on my teaching effectiveness: Link.
Currently teaching:
At The King's College, New York:
Previously taught:
At the Intercollegiate Studies Institute:
At The King's College, New York
At New York University
At Northern Virginia Community College
At George Mason University
At Patrick Henry College
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Online Lectures:
Five lectures of ISI course, "Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness." Part of ISI's online PPE Academy:
- 10 November 2020. “Moral Dimensions of the Market Economy.” Lecture 5 of ISI course, “Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness.” [Topics discussed include Piketty, the economics of inequality, executive compensation, persistent racial inequality, the ethics of inequality, summary perspectives on economics and the pursuit of happiness, commercial society and Christianity.]
- 27 October 2020. "The Contest of Ideas: Free to Choose?" Lecture 4 of ISI course, "Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness." [Topics discussed include the nature of liberty, J.S. Mill, Pope Leo XIII, school choice, school voucher programs, the effect of school choice on diversity, racial stratification.]
- 20 October 2020. "The Contest of Ideas: Keynes and Hayek." Lecture 3 of ISI course, "Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness." [Topics discussed include the history of Keynesianism, Keynes's theory of aggregate demand, "The End of Laissez Faire," Hayek's Road to Serfdom, "The Use of Knowledge in Society"]
- 13 October 2020. “Moral Dimensions of Property and Trade.” Lecture 2 of ISI course, “Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness.” [Topics discussed: Aristotle; Aquinas; Hume; Smith; happiness; property; commerce; socialism]
- 6 October 2020. “Political Economy and Public Choice.” Lecture 1 of ISI course “Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness.” [Topics discussed: Origins and character of commercial society; political vs. economic freedom; Milton Friedman; public choice; James Buchanan]
Other lectures:
- 12 September 2020. “Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Butler, and Kames: The Tradition Behind Smith’s Commercial Humanism.” Initially given at The Invisible Hand Seminar at GMU; now available at University of St. Andrews Institute for Intellectual History.
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Curricula developed:
- For The American Enterprise Institute (AEI): "Invisible Hands: Adam Smith on Friendship, Community, and Prosperity," with John Robinson.
- Here is a link to the completed curriculum on AEI's website.
Here is the seminar description:
- The objective of this seminar is to introduce and facilitate critical discussion around the central elements of Adam Smith’s social, economic, and political thought. These elements to find expression in his idea of the system of natural liberty: a political system in which the government largely focuses on defense, the administration of justice, and the provision of a few public goods, leaving individuals free to pursue their prudential interests and cultivate virtue in the context of community. The system of natural liberty, by Smith’s lights, provides the social, economic, and political framework most advantageous for the flourishing of humankind.
Here is an AEI webinar introducing the project, featuring Dan Klein (George Mason), Jim Otteson (Notre Dame), Russ Roberts (Stanford University, Hoover Institute), and Maria Pia Paganelli (Trinity University).
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Courses:
Here are some summary statistics on my teaching effectiveness: Link.
Currently teaching:
At The King's College, New York:
- How Markets Work (ECO 111 [online course]). Fall 2020. Syllabus
Previously taught:
At the Intercollegiate Studies Institute:
- Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness. Part of ISI's PPE Academy. 10/6/20-11/10/20. Here is the course description on ISI's website. See recordings of the course lectures above.
At The King's College, New York
- Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness (IDC 298 [online course]). Spring 2020
- How Markets Work (ECO 111 [online course].) Fall 2019.
- How Markets Work (ECO 111 [online course]). Fall 2018.
- How Markets Work (ECO 298 [online course]). Fall 2017.
- Introduction to Economics (ECO 110). Spring 2017.
At New York University
- Ethics and Economics (ECON UA 207 ). Spring 2019.
At Northern Virginia Community College
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 202 [hybrid learning course]). Summer 2018.
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 202). Spring 2018.
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 201 [hybrid learning course]). Spring 2018.
At George Mason University
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 311-004). Spring 2017.
- Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 306-006). Fall 2016.
- International Economic Policy (ECON 385-C01). Summer 2016.
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 311-002). Spring 2016.
- International Economic Policy (ECON 385-002). Fall 2015.
At Patrick Henry College
- Intermediate Microeconomics (ECO333). Fall 2016.