Web assignment 1: Diamond or Mann or Yeager: go to one of the "comments" pages for the assigned readings for the first class--Diamond's "Why Did Human History Unfold Differently...?", Diamond's "How to Get Rich", Mann's "1491", or Yeager's "Encomienda or Slavery"--and leave a fifty-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion already there. Do this before noon on August 29.
Web assignment 2: Temin or Nelson: go to one of the "comments" pages for the assigned readings for the second class--Temin's "Labor Scarcity" or Nelson's "Alexander Hamilton"--and leave a fifty-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion already there. Do this before noon on September 3.
Web assignment 3: Questions: go to one of these three "questions" pages--Migration or Numbers or Resources--and leave a fifty-word (or more) comment giving your guess as to the answer to the question and adding something to the discussion already there. Do this before noon on September 5.
Web assignment 4: Sheridan or Goldin and Lewis: go to one of these two "questions" pages--Goldin and Lewis or Sheridan--and leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion already there. Do this before noon on September 12.
Web assignment 5: Engerman and Sokoloff: Leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion on Engerman and Sokoloff. Do this before noon on September 19.
Web assignment 6: Goldin and Katz or DeLong or Devine: One article on labor, one article on capital, and one article on technology. Please leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion on whichever article interests you most. Do this before noon on September 24.
Web assignment 7: White or Romer or Olney: Eugene White writes about the stock market crash, Marty Olney writes about why the stock market crash and associated recession was a big deal, and Christina Romer provides an overview of the Great Depression. Please leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion on whichever article interests you most. Do this before noon on October 3.
Web assignment 8: Wright or Bowden and Offer: Please leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion on whichever article interests you most. Do this before noon on October 29.
Web assignment 9: DeLong or DeLong and Eichengreen: Please leave a hundred-word (or more) comment adding something to the discussion on whichever article interests you most. Do this before noon on November 14.
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