Econo’food potluck 2025, back home edition
Our 11th annual class potluck was back at home! To see the context, check out posts on previous events featuring
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Family background
Professors and others teachers often know more about their students’ family backgrounds than vice-versa. That’s part of the job. Today I’d like to say a bit more about my family, to level the field so anyone who cares might know a bit more about where I came from.
Read moreEcono’food potluck 2023 — long awaited back in person
After three years of you-know-what, we returned for a 9th edition of the econo’food potluck last week. One change for
Read moreOverthinking the basics: timed exams
Like most others in higher education, I’ve responded to students’ pandemic stress by figuring out how to do things more
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My one-slide picture of the U.S. food system, as seen through price changes over time
I just updated my favorite one-slide picture of change since the early 1970s: You may want to click on the
Read moreCOVID, jobs and prices in the U.S. food system: How much has changed?
By Leah Costlow & Will Masters More than 7 months into the pandemic, America remains in upheaval. Massive job losses,
Read moreFaith in humanity
One of the hardest tasks in economics is to recognize and understand self-interest without condoning selfishness. There is some evidence
Read moreThinking like an economist, about breastfeeding in Japan
Our start-of-class essays invite students to begin “thinking like an economist” by describing a familiar thing as a three-part story:
Read morePossible course projects: Medically tailored meals
Right now, around week 3 of the semester, students start formulating their project topics. Here’s the initial project motivation from
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