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David Zilberman Bob Evenson: An economist with heart

David Zilberman, professor of agriculture and resource economics | 3/16/13 | 7 comments

Recently I learned one of my dear colleagues, Bob Evenson from Yale University, passed away. Bob grew up on a farm in the Minnesota and got his PhD at the University of Chicago. He became a leading development economist, and taught for more than 30 years mostly at Yale.

My early … More >

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Is it best to be greedy in tough economic times?

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, associate professor of psychology | 2/10/12 | 10 comments

There’s a certain logic to the idea that greed is good when resources are scarce: when there’s not a lot to go around, what could be better than hogging the goods for oneself to ensure one’s survival?

If this logic were to hold true, one would expect natural selection to have … More >

Rosemary Joyce There’s something happening here…

Rosemary Joyce, anthropology prof | 11/27/11 | 6 comments

and yes, what it is ain’t exactly clear.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Academic Senate of the University of California, Berkeley will convene a Special Division Meeting, in response to a request from 47 named faculty. The agenda consists of a resolution authored by three faculty which is formally a vote of no … More >

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