Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

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December
  • 03
    03.December.Monday

    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    Session 1

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2018.12.03
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theories and doctrines that constitute the main paradigms from which economists and policy makers approach the world. The course will cover the contribution of classical economists such as Adam Smith and his contemporaries which is today the theoretical reference point from which other theories have come to define themselves, either by opposing it (Marxian economics), by attempting to reform it (Georgism) or by re-adapting it (Neoclassical school).

    Instructor: Ron Rubin
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Mondays: 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/14
    Main Text: R. Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers

  • 05
    05.December.Wednesday

    PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY Session 2

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2018.12.05
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    The purpose of this 5-session course is to offer a basic introduction to political economy in the tradition of Henry George as presented in his book Progress and Poverty.

    We will introduce the key concepts, axioms and fundamental laws of the discipline and use this understanding to analyze and explain economic issues in the real world. We will also examine the causes of poverty and discuss George’s unique approach to the problem. Additional issues such as the alternating cycles of boom and bust that are so characteristic of capitalist economies will be also discussed.

    Instructor: Anthony Persaud
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Wednesdays: 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/9

    Main text: H. George, Progress and Poverty

  • 07
    07.December.Friday

    INTRODUCCIÓN A LA ECONOMÍA Y SUS INDICADORES
    Session 3

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2018.12.07

    INFO:

    • Qué es Economía (micro y macro)
      Cómo leer gráficos económicos
    • Cómo funcionan los indicadores (reales y nominales)
    • Oferta y demanda
    • Crecimiento
    • Indicadores de ingreso nacional (usos, límites y crítica)
    • Precios es inflación
    • Desempleo, Mercado laborer, creación y destrucción de empleos,
    • Dinero y tasas de interés
    • Comercio
    • Inequidad

    WHEN & WHERE:

    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Fridays: 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14, 1/11

  • 10
    10.December.Monday

    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    Session 2

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2018.12.10
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theories and doctrines that constitute the main paradigms from which economists and policy makers approach the world. The course will cover the contribution of classical economists such as Adam Smith and his contemporaries which is today the theoretical reference point from which other theories have come to define themselves, either by opposing it (Marxian economics), by attempting to reform it (Georgism) or by re-adapting it (Neoclassical school).

    Instructor: Ron Rubin
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Mondays: 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/14
    Main Text: R. Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers

  • 12
    12.December.Wednesday

    PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY Session 3

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2018.12.12
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    The purpose of this 5-session course is to offer a basic introduction to political economy in the tradition of Henry George as presented in his book Progress and Poverty.

    We will introduce the key concepts, axioms and fundamental laws of the discipline and use this understanding to analyze and explain economic issues in the real world. We will also examine the causes of poverty and discuss George’s unique approach to the problem. Additional issues such as the alternating cycles of boom and bust that are so characteristic of capitalist economies will be also discussed.

    Instructor: Anthony Persaud
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Wednesdays: 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/9
    Main text: H. George, Progress and Poverty