The immersion course Econ 70, "Immersion Experience in Applied Economics and Policy," taught by Marjorie Rose and Doug Irwin, included a trip to Chile at the end of the term. Students share their experiences.
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Is capitalism in trouble? Is it ill-equipped to face the emerging challenges? Has it forgotten some of the lessons taught by economists from Adam Smith to Albert Hirschman? John L. Campbell, Class of 1925 Professor of Sociology and one of the world's leading experts on the sociology of economic institutions, addressed these questions in his provocative new book, co-authored with John A. Hall, What Capitalism Needs: Forgotten Lessons of Great Economists (Cambridge, 2021). He discussed his book in a PEP event on Oct. 25.
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Though the pandemic posed challenges, the Political Economy Project hosted informal reading groups in both the Spring and Summer of 2020, all meeting remotely by Zoom.
[more]After a highly selective review, the Political Economy Project is pleased to announce that three undergraduate students--Iris Wang '20, Justin Kramer '21, and Caleb Benjamin '23 (pictured above)--will be serving as paid interns for 10 weeks during the summer of 2020 on a major collaborative research project. The Dartmouth students will work for 10 weeks alongside students from the University of Chicago on at least the following agenda items:
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