Topic: Economics
Retirement research draws attention in New York Times
A published paper by Harry Schleef, associate professor of economics, and Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, entitled “Hitting or Missing the Retirement Target: Comparing Contributions and Asset Allocation Schemes of Simulated Portfolios,” was the centerpiece of a New York Times column on investment strategies. Read more here.
The New York Times (New York, N.Y.) The odds for a retirement nest egg, recalculated
Focus the Nation unites youth against climate change
Global climate change is the youth movement of this generation, and Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation initiative is the vehicle that could unite the efforts of American youth.
Time (Washington, D.C.) Changing the climate on campus
Focus the Nation activities bring students from all disciplines together for climate change awareness
Focus The Nation’s national teach-in, the “brainchild” of Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein, was meant to “reach a captive audience of students in many fields who might not otherwise tune in to climate change issues.” At Lewis & Clark, activities included a mock debate and lecture series.
MSNBC (Portland, Ore.) Hundreds of profs hold green ‘teach-in’ for environmental action
Focus the Nation helps professors and younger generations promote awareness
More than 1,750 colleges and organizations highlighted climate change as part of Focus the Nation, which Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein organized as a way for professors to engage the next generation in environmental awareness.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, D.C.) Campuses nationwide take creative approaches to climate-change event
Focus the Nation promotes nationwide change
Focus the Nation activities in Vermont, Virginia, Colorado, and Missouri are featured in this article about the significance of Focus the Nation, which Project Director and Economics Professor Eban Goodstein hopes will “move America by 2009 to the point where we say, ‘Of course we can stop global warming. Of course we must.’”
The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) Nationwide ‘teach-in’ for climate change
Teach-in model differentiates Focus the Nation from other movements
The unique teach-in model of Economics Professor Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation sets it apart from other environmental initiatives vying for attention and support by encouraging participation of professors and students.
InsideHigherEd.com (Washington, D.C.) Global warming ‘teach-In’
Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey Jones publishes book on the flaws in the American dream
Jeffrey Jones, assistant professor of law:
This fall, Jones published a book about the decreasing value of labor in America. The book, titled “An Unaffordable Nation: Searching for a Decent Life in America” (Prometheus Books, 2007), is a scholarly look at the dissatisfaction many middle-class Americans feel with the American dream.
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