Economics
The End of the EC10-Mobile
Friday became a dark day for Harvard's legendary economics Professor N. Gregory Mankiw after his iconic "Ec10-mobile," a light blue BMW easily recognizable by its "EC10" license plate, met its demise as Mankiw drove home from work.
Glaeser Presents New Book on Cities
Cities foster the communication of complex ideas, making them key to the future of America and the world, Economics Professor ...
Diplomat Asserts Britain’s Global Role
Despite a faltering economy, the United Kingdom will not turn its back on the United States and other allies as it seeks to continue to serve as a major global power.
Concentrating on Econ
The surge in economics concentrators and lack of student enthusiasm for small class settings suggests that Harvard's admissions office should reconsider whether it's really admitting students with genuine intellectual interests rather than just with pre-professional ambitions.
Department Extends Economics 1010a Change
Continuing an experiment that began this fall, the Harvard economics department will offer three versions of intermediate microeconomics in the next academic year.
Summer’s Over, Back to School
University professor Lawrence H. Summers didn’t need to say that he was back at home at Harvard.
Government, Economics Rank Low in Department Satisfaction
The English Department ranked first in satisfaction among the largest concentrations in the annual exit surveys completed in May.
Larry Summers To Teach At Harvard College, Kennedy School
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will teach economics classes both at the College and at the Harvard Kennedy School this spring.
Panel Discusses Rust Belt Economics
Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer expressed his conviction that Detroit can recover from its current economic slump during a discussion with political leaders at the Harvard Kennedy School last night.
Former Leverett House Master Passes Away
Richard T. Gill ’48, an influential economist, late-blooming opera singer, and former Master of Leverett House, died on Oct. 25 ...
Respectably French Responds to Colbert's Attack on Mankiw
According to Respectably French’s latest video, Stephen Colbert has “deprived the entire Harvard community of our [N. Gregory] Mankiw.” The ...
Exotic Financial Assets Hurt Harvard’s Investments
Harvard University has continued to suffer losses on exotic financial instruments even as economic growth has slowly resumed, according to a recently released financial report.
World Economic Forum
HLS Professor David W. Kennedy discusses the importance of bridging design, law, and politics in a conference with the World Economic Forum at the Graduate School of Design yesterday.
Panel Discusses Economic Crisis
Harvard President Drew G. Faust moderated a discussion about prospects for the future of the global economy in Sanders Theater yesterday afternoon.
Today in Photos (10/13/2010)
Photographs from the October 13, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.
economics forum
Economic Policy Institute President Lawrence Mishel (right) speaks yesterday at a panel discussion on methods to spur innovation, growth, and job creation in the American economy.
Study Claims Drug Legalization Could Save Money
Legalizing drugs in the U.S. could save the federal government $88 billion, according to Harvard economics lecturer Jeffrey A. Miron.
Study: Interspecies Cooperation May be Driven by Individual Interests
Cooperation between two different species may be driven by individual interests rather than fear of punishment, according to Harvard researchers.
POSTCARD: Uncommon Grit
It’s one thing to read the daily reports of Michigan’s death spiral in the New York papers; it’s another to see it firsthand.
POSTCARD: Where Have All the Riots Gone?
The average Greek speaks of the government with as much disdain as she would if it were revealed that the government had indeed taken the people’s money, built a pool with the funds, and then swam in the bills that remained.
Vacant Allston Property Leased
A nonprofit environmental organization will move its headquarters to Harvard property in Allston this April, marking the University’s first succesful letting of a vacant property in the neighborhood since the December announcement of the halt of construction on the Allston Science Complex.