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-17 posts tagged "economics"
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 6, 2020
I have been thinking a lot recently about the consequences of our collective action in this global pandemic, and the tension of caring for the current crisis while avoiding the creation of a new, even more detrimental one in its wake. On one hand, choosing to save people now means putting strain on families, on
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019
A new position of associate dean for undergraduate studies has been added to the Mendoza College of Business’ leadership team, the University announced in a press release Friday. Jim Leady, an associate teaching professor of finance, will begin the position July 1. Leady will oversee the existing undergraduate curriculum, as well as develop new initiatives
Daniel Graff | Monday, September 17, 2018
Increasing inequality is a pressing problem requiring serious research and vigorous debate as we strive for policies that improve people’s opportunities and outcomes. One direct way to tackle this challenge is to confront the problem of pay, especially in the United States, where our public culture has long correlated hard work with personal worth and
Paul Kozhipatt | Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Fail is a four letter word both literally and metaphorically. Popular culture often derides failure as something final and catastrophic with terms like “epic fail.” However, failure does not necessarily have to be a setback. Many of history’s greatest entrepreneurs, statesmen and innovators failed countless times before striking success. Failure can be a constructive and
Sara Schlecht | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Students and professors joined together to create the Economics Club, a new organization aiming to extend economic education beyond the classroom. Junior Mari Garza, founder and president of Economics Club, said both students and faculty have encouraged participation in the club. “Right before this academic year, one of the [economics] professors reached out to me
Nora McGreevy | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Finding the Scholz Family Gallery in the Snite Museum of Art can be a bit tricky the first time around. Enclosed by glass and nestled next to the coat room, this smaller, more intimate gallery feels a bit unanchored from the rest of the museum. Inside the gallery, the lights are dimmed, and the echoes
Natalie Weber | Monday, November 20, 2017
Professors ventured to answer the question “Is capitalism moral?” through a discussion of various economic systems Friday at Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. James Otteson, professor of economics at Wake Forest University, said addressing social issues related to economics is a productive approach. “ … Two social issues that almost everyone who endorses a humane and
Lucy Lynch | Friday, October 27, 2017
Erik Hurst, a University of Chicago professor and macroeconomist, explained the 2000s decline in U.S. employment Thursday night in the Eck Center auditorium. In the past 15 years, Hurst said, the annual hours worked by American men has declined by about 200 hours. While Hurst is more concerned with the drastic employment decline in the
Stephen Raab | Tuesday, April 4, 2017
At time of writing, about 3.5 million men and women work as professional truck drivers in the United States. Combined, they move more than 10 billion tons of freight each year, with a combined estimated value of $671 billion. Whether you call it a big rig, a semi, a tractor trailer, or an eighteen-wheeler, the
Courtney Becker | Friday, February 24, 2017
Timothy Fuerst loved to whistle. It was just one way Fuerst, the William and Dorothy O’Neill professor of economics, showed his contagious zeal for life, senior Faisal Shariff said. “It was the way he expressed himself and it was a way that he showed his enthusiasm,” he said. “It was a really nice way to