What economics lessons can we take away from the pandemic? Did early shortages show a failure of globalization or of government? Were lockdown policies the right course? And how optimistic should our rapid creation of powerful vaccines make us? I recently discussed these questions and more in my recent podcast interview with Ryan Bourne.
Pethokoukis: This book is meant to introduce people to economics by applying it to the pandemic. So for starters, what do you think most people commonly misunderstand about economics?
The GoodRx Effect: How GoodRx is Changing the Economics of Healthcare | Business Wire
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
The ideas of the first Black economics PhD offer solutions to our problems today - The Washington
On June 15, 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first African American to gain a doctoral degree in economics when she completed her work at the University of Pennsylvania.
She graduated with stellar credentials. Her dissertation was published as a supplement to The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and she received employment recommendations from her professors. And yet, no one hired her that year into a position that was commensurate with her level of education. She eventually went back to Penn and earned a law degree in 1927, the first Black woman in the state to do so.
Jimmy Tatro Joins ‘The Machine’ Movie Starring Bert Kreischer – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Tatro is set to join Bert Kreischer and Mark Hamill in the upcoming feature film The Machine , based on Kreischer’s hit viral story. Jess Gabor is also on board. The film will be directed by Peter Atencio and written by Kevin Biegel and Scotty Landes. Kreischer will also produce with Legendary ’s Cale Boyter and Levity’s Judi Marmel.
Philip Waley will executive produce, Jay Ashenfelter will associate produce, and Jonathan English will co-produce alongside Serbian production company Balkanic Media.
Analysis: Engagement, Demographics, Academic, Economics — School Needs Index a New Way to Gauge
Existing measures of school performance, however, don't provide enough information to identify which are doing a good job with these vulnerable student populations and which aren't.
Knowing a school's numbers of English learners, children with disabilities and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and their proficiency rates on standardized tests doesn't reveal the schools' relative success with the toughest-to-educate students. To the contrary, under traditional measures of school performance, the more high-need students a school serves, the worse its performance looks.
USD 0.66 Billion growth expected in Health Economics Outcomes Research Services Market| SpendEdge
The Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) Services, prices will increase by 3%-8% during the forecast period and suppliers will have moderate bargaining power in this market.
The report provides a complete drill-down on the global equipment finance spend outlook at a global as well as regional level. Current spend scenario, growth outlook, incremental spend, and other key information are available individually for North America , South America , Europe , Middle East and Africa , and APAC.
Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics: Delta Research and Extension Center job with
This is a tenure track position with a 100% Extension appointment with Mississippi State University located at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS with an academic home in the Department of Agricultural Economics on the main campus in Starkville, MS.
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
World Bank, IMF Launch High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth
Washington, DC: In the face of two crises—COVID-19 and climate change—the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund launched a High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth today to help secure a strong recovery and set a path for green, resilient, and inclusive development over the coming decade.
Comprised of experts from research institutions, private sector, and governments, in addition to senior staff of the World Bank Group and IMF, the HLAG will propose ideas and frameworks for strategic and practical national and global action. These would contribute towards a sustainable and inclusive recovery, as well as setting the agenda for a sustained transformation based on new perspectives and models of growth and development.
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