Tag: Economics
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The failure of academia
Really interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education today: Larry Summers and the Subversion of Economics. There’s a lot to unpack (read the whole thing), but one strong point the article makes is this: Over the past 30 years, the economics profession—in economics departments, and in business, public policy, and law schools—has become so […]
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Brandeis Labor Coalition: Can Economics Work for Workers?
A really important event is happening tonight at 7pm and is hosted by Brandeis Labor Coalition: Can Economics Work for Workers? Are sweatshops needed to strengthen developing economies? Or is there a “race to the bottom” in workers’ wages? What are the right corporate and government policies? On March 19th at 7:00pm in Rapaporte Treasure […]