Krugman explains how and why statements of the media, politicians, and many vested interest groups mislead the public. An provocative analysis of U.S. lifestyles that nicely illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of attempts to push economics into topics normally considered the domain of other social sciences. Largely game-theoretic approach. Those interested in undertaking research projects for extra credit must keep the instructor regularly appraised of their progress throughout the term. Plans for the web site must be approved by the instructor.
Students are responsible for checking the Web site to keep themselves current of the changes.
MacroSim , a macroeconomics simulation program by Craig A. Roger and Ross P. Daniel. After downloading, uncompress macrosim.zip and execute macrosim.exe to run the program. Chart Dispenser , a web site with many data for U.S. economy Econoland , Michael Lovell's macrosimulation program.