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| Sebastian Galiani Associate Professor of Economics (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/789.html) Direct contact: (314) 935-9278 / galiani@wustl.edu |
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| Michele Boldrin Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences, economics (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/786.html) Professor Boldrin is an economist with a broad range of interests. His work includes research in business cycles and asset pricing; growth and demographic change; innovation and intellectual property; and public policy and the welfare state. Boldrin is a fellow of the Econometric Society. He is also ... Expertise: Public policy, economic growth, innovation, business cycles, intellectual property, welfare, property rights, … Direct contact: (314) 935-5636 / mboldrin@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| Gerrit De Geest Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/781.html) De Geest specializes in comparative law and in law and economics. As a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law and of the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, De Geest has delved extensively into these issues and has served as the president of ... Direct contact: (314) 935-7839 / degeest@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Cheryl Block Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/779.html)
Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ... Expertise: tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts Direct contact: (314) 935-6444 / cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Carolyn Lesorogol Assistant Professor of Social Work (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/657.html) Carolyn Lesorogol's main interests are in international social development and the dynamics of social change processes. She has studied these issues among African pastoralists in Kenya where she has conducted long term fieldwork examining the political and economic processes resulting in privatization ... Expertise: international social development, capacity building and participatory development, institutional change, political economy, ethnographic research Direct contact: (314) 935-8232 / clesorogol@wustl.edu |
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| Oil or spoil? McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11944.html) June 20, 2008 --
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| More than 1,000 Okla. babies receive $1,000 for college savings Okla. State Treasurer and Washington University in St. Louis partner through new study on children's savings accounts (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11842.html) June 3, 2008 -- More than 1,000 Oklahoma babies are receiving a $1,000 jumpstart on saving for college thanks to SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK), a seven-year study designed to determine the economic and educational impact of "seeding" a college savings account for children at birth. SEED OK, announced June 3 by Governor Brad Henry and State Treasurer Scott Meacham, is a collaboration between the Oklahoma State Treasurer and the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. |
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| Ignoring 'geologic reality' Geologist decries floodplain development (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11395.html) April 1, 2008 --
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| Betting on a Biofuel
The Wall Street Journal June 30, 2008 -- With ethanol looking less and less like the ideal alternative to fossil fuels, companies are rushing to come up with better options, such as biobutanol. WUSTL chemical engineering professor Lars Angenent is experimenting with using corn waste from ethanol plants to make butanol. |
| Mississippi River Reclaims Floodplain in Parts of Missouri
NPR: All Things Considered and 1 others June 24, 2008 -- KWMU's Adam Allington reports on failed levees and flooding in the Midwest and the questions being raised about the efforts to contain the Mississippi River. WUSTL hydrologist Bob Criss says unchecked development on the Mississippi floodplain is a continuing problem. |
| How rising home values, easy credit put your finances at risk
USA Today and 2 others June 18, 2008 -- WUSTL business professor Amar Cheema comments on credit card debt and how increased equity in a home coupled with easily-obtained credit lines can damage consumers' finances. |
| Republicans tense as voter disillusionment sets in
USA Today May 20, 2008 -- Iraq is one of several tides running against GOP candidates, driving away independent voters and some party faithful. Except for Missouri, independent voters in five Senate races polled by USA Today were swinging toward the Democrat. Party loyalty was stronger among Democrats than Republicans in every state but Ohio. Michael Minta, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, comments on how the stem cell research issue is dividing Republicans in Missouri. |
| Bush to Nominate Paredes to SEC
The Wall Street Journal and 2 others May 8, 2008 -- The Bush administration nominated WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes to fill a Republican commissioner slot at the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| Wall Street roundup
Los Angeles Times May 6, 2008 -- SEC member Paul Atkins is stepping down. President Bush may nominate WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes for the post, said three people briefed on the matter who declined to be identified because the White House hasn't announced the choice. |
| Backed patent bill in trouble in U.S. Senate
The Guardian (UK) and 10 others April 15, 2008 -- A long-negotiated patent overhaul bill sought by technology companies and opposed by big pharmaceutical makers ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate. Scott Kieff, WUSTL law professor and patent law expert, comments. |
| Consumer Debt, Not Housing Bubble, May Be Root of Economic Woes
ConsumerAffairs.com April 2, 2008 -- WUSTL's Steven Fazzari, economics professor, comments on rising consumer indebtedness and it's role in the economic slowdown. Fazzari sees fundamental changes in the economy that are reducing the effectiveness of consumer spending as an economic driver. |
| Fed Bank Appoints Bullard as President
The Wall Street Journal March 26, 2008 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has appointed as president James Bullard, an 18-year veteran of the bank's research staff and an adjunct faculty memeber at WUSTL. |
| Order in the jungle - Economics and the rule of law
The Economist March 17, 2008 -- Article refers to the theory of WUSTL economist Douglass North and his view that stable, predictable laws encourage investment and growth. |
| Commentary: Let The Markets Regulate Microsoft
Forbes.com March 12, 2008 -- WUSTL law professor Scott Kieff writes a commentary about regulating Microsoft. He is also a research fellow at Stanford University' s Hoover Institution, where he runs the Hoover Project on Commercializing Innovation, which studies the law, economics and politics of innovation. |
| Analysis: Debate Unlikely to Change Race
Associated Press and 66 others Feb. 27, 2008 -- WUSTL's Wayne Fields comments on final pitches by Democratic presidential candidates as they head into the last weeks of primary elections. |
| Group says it has mapped corn genome
Associated Press and 76 others Feb. 26, 2008 -- Richard Wilson, director of WUSTL's Genome Sequencing Center, comments on the successful mapping of the corn genome. |
| In time of tumult, obscure economist gains currency
The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2007 -- The recent market turmoil is rocking investors around the globe. But it is raising the stock of one person: a little-known economist named Hyman Minsky, whose views have suddenly become very popular. Minsky, who taught economics at WUSTL and died more than a decade ago, spent much of his career advancing the idea that financial systems are inherently susceptible to bouts of speculation that, if they last long enough, end in crises. At a time when many economists were coming to believe in the efficiency of markets, Mr. Minsky was considered somewhat of a radical for his stress on their tendency toward excess and upheaval. Former WUSTL economics professor Laurence Meyer and current economics professor Steven Fazzari comment. |
| Cashing in on the market chaos
ABC News Aug. 17, 2007 -- There is opportunity in chaos. People with an appetite for risk can still make money in the rocky financial markets and rest assured many are trying. So how do so-called smart people make money when everyone else is sweating it? Simply stated, they buy things that no one else wants and get a steep discount in the process. WUSTL business professor and former business school dean Stuart Greenbaum comments. |
| What's Lacking in 'Sicko'
The New York Times and 3 others July 9, 2007 -- WHEN it comes to economic decisions, there are always trade-offs. Gain one thing and you lose something else. This is particularly true in health care, a market in which a scarce good is ridiculously expensive, but needed by everybody. WUSTL economist Charles Courtemanche looks at the economic points in Michael Moore's movie 'Sicko.' |
| Hopes for a Renaissance After Exodus in St. Louis
The New York Times and 3 others April 17, 2007 -- Article looks at St. Louis' effort to rebuild its image in the face of population loss and public school accreditation problems. WUSTL architecture professor John Hoal, who has been involved in numerous municipal planning projects, comments on the redevelopment effort. |
| Microsoft's European experience troubling for U.S. companies
SiliconValley.com and 9 others March 15, 2007 -- WUSTL law professors Scott Kieff and Troy Paredes along with a Stanford colleague write that the latest regulatory actions by the competition unit of the European Union against Microsoft could have a profound impact on other U.S. companies doing business in Europe. Consumers may end up paying the freight for runaway regulation. |
| In N.Va., Let Down By a Rising Economy
Washington Post, Seattle Times and 5 others Feb. 28, 2007 -- Article looks at a growing underside of the vibrant, rapidly shifting economy of northern Virginia, where the high cost of housing and the unpredictable nature of the job market can plunge workers into poverty and homelessness. The situation in northern Virginia is similar to those surfacing nationwide. WUSTL social work professor Mark Rank is one of the experts commenting. |
| Big Oil headed for tougher Congress
The Christian Science Monitor Nov. 15, 2006 -- The Democratic leadership has already indicated it will try to repeal earlier tax breaks for oil companies. A gusher of new legislation could develop as well, as Democrats get a chance to see their energy bills move past the trash can. In fact, the Democrats will try to put together their own version of a comprehensive energy bill that tackles everything from gas-mileage standards to tax breaks for alternative energy sources, some congressional analysts believe. WUSTL political science professor Steven Smith comments. |
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