Application
To apply for a spring reading group, please fill out an online application using the link below. The deadline to apply is November 28, 2022.
Application Process
- Interested students should fill out the online application. Students may apply for more than one reading group with the same application.
- Students may respond to essay prompts with typed responses or by uploading a video.
- Students will be notified via email if they have been selected to participate in a reading group.
Application Timeline
- The deadline to submit an online application is Nov. 28.
- Scholars accepted into the reading group will be notified via email by Dec. 2.
- Accepted scholars must respond to the invitation via email.
Students may apply for multiple reading groups. Please use the above link for all applications. If you are interested in more than one reading group, please indicate your interest on the application. You do not need to submit multiple applications. If you have any questions, please email ndsu.pcpe@ndsu.edu
Reading Groups
How We Got Rich
This spring 2023 Mancur Olson Reading Group, titled How We Got Rich, is open to all NDSU undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. At the end of the program, each participant will receive a $500 scholarship.
Led by Dr. Veeshan Rayamajhee, scholars will explore different ideas about how human societies were able to amass enormous wealth in just two centuries. Students will then turn to a discussion about how countries that remain poor today may be able to escape poverty.
Meetings: Tuesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Richard H. Barry Hall, NDSU Downtown Campus
Reading texts from:
- How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin
- Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey and Art Carden
The Economics of Sports
This spring 2023 Mancur Olson Reading Group, titled The Economics of Sports, is open to all NDSU undergraduates with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. At the end of the program, each participant will receive a $500 scholarship.
Led by Dr. Kerianne Lawson, scholars will examine the many ways economics is connected to the world of sports. In this reading group, students will have the opportunity to discuss gender wage disparities, sports subsidies, gambling, NIL regulations, player safety, and other hot topics in sports today.
Meetings: Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Richard H. Barry Hall, NDSU Downtown Campus
Reading texts from:
- An Economist Goes to the Game by Paul Oyer
- Selected articles and media