Economics of Science and Technology
Jeffrey Parker, Reed College
Spring Semester, 2021
"Every invention contains some borrowing and every borrowing contains some invention." - L. S. De Camp
Econ 354 Class News
- The final exam will be Monday, May 10, from 9am to noon Portland time. At the beginning of this period, log in to the class Zoom address in case there are any last-minute instructions. I'll send you the exam by email a few minutes before that. Send your answers back by email before the end of the exam period.
- Information on the country project is available here. You have received this earlier by email.
- I've assembled a set of patents that I find important, interesting, or amusing. Enjoy!
- Two useful resources are listed in the navigation bar at left. A Guide to Reading Economics Papers will help you with difficult papers from economics journals. A brief Introduction to Econometrics will help you understand the statistical analysis we will encounter in many papers.