Meir Kohn (Econ), Is Finance Theft? Sept. 26 at 6

Finance doesn’t produce anything. It has long been regarded with suspicion across global cultures. What, then, does it contribute to our economy? In this first of a special year-long series of six lectures, Prof. Meir Kohn will explain.
Thursday September 26, 2024, at 6 pm in Rocky 2. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Political Economy Project.

Meir Kohn (Econ), There is No Malthusian Trap (The Real Trap is Predation)

In this second installment of his year-long series of lectures on “Understanding the Economy,” Prof. Kohn explains that the real obstacle to continuing economic progress was not the inherent limitations of a subsistence or organic economy, but predation.

Sponsored by the Political Economy Project, this series is free and open to the public.

Thursday Oct. 17 at 6 pm.

The PEP's New "Disagreements Initiatives"!

Check out our "News and Events" page for information on two exciting new initiatives from the Political Economy Project: Our faculty co-teaching grants for "Exploring Disagreements in the Classroom," and our student grants for "Exploring Disagreements in Independent Research." 

2024 Election Showdown: Charting America's Future

The Business and Politics Club at the Tuck School of Business will host a post-debate recap and analysis of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election moderated by Professor Charlie Wheelan and featuring Adam O'Neal, Washington correspondent for The Economist.

September 11 at 7 pm

Cohen Great Hall (first floor of Whittemore Hall, at the end of Tuck Mall, just past Cook Auditorium).

POSTPONED: Susannah Heschel, Teaching the Middle East

Susannah Heschel (Religion and Jewish Studies), "Teaching the Middle East," originally scheduled for Wednesday May 8 at 4:30 pm, Rocky 1, has been postponed until further notice.