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Class number:
3259
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Title: Theory & Philosophy of Markets |
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Department: Formal Organizations |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 18 |
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Current enrollment: 7 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: T: 6:30PM-9:10PM, 71VS - SEM |
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Instructor(s): Kissel, Adam |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: Please contact Professor Stringham at edward.stringham@trincoll.edu to request an enrollment PIN. |
Course Description:
Why are some nations rich and some nations poor? Why are some brimming with entrepreneurship and economic activity and others are not? To what extent or when should markets be considered immoral or moral? Building off of the economic ideas of the first famous economist, Adam Smith, this course will discuss the potential importance, or pitfalls, of institutions, private property rights, and contracts for economic innovation.The course will focus on the formal and informal organizations that underpin and help support exchange. Students will also focus on writing a case study of a formal or informal organization designed to advance economic activity. The course will be reading-intensive and discussion-based. |