Week 14 – Visible hands: economists and the design of government
| Part | Task |
|---|---|
| 14.1 Visible hands: economists and the design of government | Read DEPMP, Book 1, Part II: Chapter 10 |
| 14.2 Behavioural economics: Richard Thaler | View some short video clips |
| 14.3 Adam Smith and alternative views of motivation | View some short video clips |
Received my TMA02 this morning. Extremely pleased with the mark, just slightly down on the last TMA, so well on track to getting the target score I need in the TMAs to get a distinction in this module - however the EMA is now the big worry in this respect, as I am no clearer on what is required or what I will do for it, and a good score in the TMAs is meaningless unless you can equal it in the EMA.
I also feel a bit of a fraud regarding the TMA marks. It is more a victory for systematic essay planning, well presented diagrams and reasonable prose than any masterful explanation of economic theories. Apart from the econometrics, which everyone seems to hate, the two TMAs so far have been a bit pedestrian in terms of their difficulty.
The TMA result has restored the missing motivation and enthusiasm, so I'll get down to getting some more Edgeworth diagrams crafted this weekend and try and put Part 1 of TMA03 to bed and get some reading done.
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