**From: Brad DeLong
To: UCB Econ 1 Spring 2012 students
Subject: Discussion Questions for Dasgupta, "Economics: A Very Short Introduction": Preface
- How different do you think the lives of Becky and Desta are?
- How would you go about explaining why the lives of Becky and Desta are different?
- How would an economist go about explaining why the lives of Becky and Desta are different?
- What are the costs and benefits of thinking like an economist?
- What kind of person would start an analysis by asking: "What are the costs and benefits of thinking like an economist?"
