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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 8d

#EconSky I have found different prelim exams for Economic Theory I for the 1957 winter quarter at the U of Chicago. This is the copy of the exam found in Zvi Griliches' papers. www.irwincollier.com/chicago-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 9d

#EconSky In the Spring of 1993 these were the questions from the Harvard General Examination in Macroeconomic Theory. Objects in Rear-view mirror are closer than they appear. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-gene...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 12d

#EconSky Harvard even had a course on the history of economics that started with ancient Greece. OK, it was 1909-10 and Charles Bullock knew enough Greek and Latin to have taught the subjects before going to grad school in economics. Cantillon, anyone, anyone? www.irwincollier.com/harvard-hist...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 16d

#EconSky Half of Thomas Nixon Carver's final exam on the economics of socialism, communism, and the single tax at Harvard 1909-10 was dedicated to the single-tax reform. Too much of a good thing? www.irwincollier.com/harvard-meth...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 17d

#EconSky Shall I be wise and great, or rich and powerful? A question never asked by Thomas Nixon Carver in his Harvard course on the Distribution of Wealth, 1909-10. Round up the usual functional share suspects.... www.irwincollier.com/harvard-dist...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 17d

#EconSky Another reminder that European economic history was a core element in the training of early 20th century economists. Consider Howard Levi Gray and Edwin Francis Gay's course offerings for 1909-10 at Harvard... www.irwincollier.com/harvard-euro...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 18d

#EconSky In March 1938 four Harvard economics professors signed a petition in support of US non-neutrality with respect to the Spanish Civil War. Plot-spoiler: they were on the anti-fascist side of the matter. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 21d

#EconSky The economics of corporations was taught by Prof William Z. Ripley at Harvard 1909-10. Course description, report assignment, final exam. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 23d

#EconSky Applied economics courses in the early 20th century typically were framed as "Problems of ...". William Z. Ripley taught Problems of Labor at Harvard in 1909-10. Course description, enrollment and final exam posted at Economics in the Rear-view Mirror. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-prob...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 25d

#EconSky Meet the University of Chicago economics Ph.D. alumnus from 1926, Shirley Jay Coon. Thesis: Economic Development of Missoula, Montana. You read that right. www.irwincollier.com/chicago-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 26d

#EconSky The reading list and final exam for Henry Rosovsky and Dwight Perkins' course on the economic development of China and Japan (Harvard, 1966-67) are posted. Bonus material: Rosovsky's contribution to the 2003 Birthday book of Jeffrey Epstein. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 27d

#EconSky The second semester of the two-term money and banking sequence at Harvard in 1909-10 was taught by asst prof O.W.M. Sprague, back from a guest professorship in Japan. Historical and comparative study of banking systems. Course final exam etc. posted. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-desc...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Sep 10

#EconSky Meet an economics Ph.D. alumnus from the Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government (1925), Dexter Merriam Keezer. Of the institutional school persuasion, President of Reed College, OPA deputy administrator, head of economics at McGraw-Hill. www.irwincollier.com/brookings-ec...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Sep 4

#EconSky William J. Baumol identified five dangers to be avoided by prospective historians of economics in the introductory lecture to his course at Princeton on the history of economic doctrines (rev. Jan 1979). His notes have been transcribed, links added. www.irwincollier.com/princeton-in...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Sep 4

#EconSky The Nov 1961 graduate economic theory exam at Harvard asked the student to answer six of ten questions. Copy transcribed from the Edward Chamberlin papers at the Economists' Papers Archive at Duke University. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-grad...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Sep 2

#EconSky M.I.T. professor Davis Rich Dewey was a visiting lecturer in economics at Harvard in 1909-10. He taught the Money course that year. Course description, enrollment and final exam are posted. His teaching assistant was a Harvard law student. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-cour...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Sep 1

#EconSky Meet Harvard economics PhD. (1907) Charles Phillips Huse who substituted for his thesis advisor in 1909-10 to teach a course on taxation. His professional timeline plus transcribed course description, enrollment and final exam. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-publ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 31

#EconSky Following the death of Charles F. Dunbar in 1900, Harvard first turned to visiting professors to cover courses in public finance. Meet Henry Bryton Gardner, Johns Hopkins PhD, who founded Brown's economics department. He taught a course in 1902-03. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-enro...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 29

#polsky What rhymes with Walter Ulbricht? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgan...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 29

#EconSky Harvard's core economic history courses in 1909-10 were taught by E.F. Gay and H.L. Gray: Econ 6a, European Economic History and Econ 6b, U.S. Economic History. Course bibliographies, final exams, enrollments, descriptions. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-euro...

Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 28

#EconSky William Z. Ripley in his day covered many applied economics fields in Harvard's department in the first couple of decades of the 20th century. Materials from his course offered in 1909-10 on transportation are posted at Economics in the Rear-view Mirror. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-econ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 27

#EconSky Economist William Zebina Ripley taught the Harvard course on statistics for undergrads and graduate students. Course description, enrollment figures, and the final exams (mid-year, year-end) have been posted at Economics in the Rear-view Mirror. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-exam...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 27

Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 26

#EconSky The Harvard professor of economics, Thomas Nixon Carver, taught the principles of sociology for many years at Harvard before there was ever a department of sociology. His exam questions (mid-year and year-end) from 1909-10 are transcribed and posted. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-enro...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 25

#EconSky Economics in the Rear-view Mirror is back from a break. Back to the 1909-10 academic year at Harvard. T.N. Carver and C. J. Bullock's Principles of Economics course. Course announcement and enrollment figures along with the mid-year and year-end final examinations. Enjoy!

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