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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The PEP is pleased to announce that fourteen current Dartmouth students have received funding to pursue independent research for the Summer 2020 term. Covering everything from private defense forces and the commercialization of space flight to Hegel on "recognition" and Chinese-Taiwanese co-development, the summer's awardees are as follows: Max Bessler ('22) Daniel Bring ('21) Miles Castoro ('21) India Cutler ('21) Coby Gibson ('21) Christopher Grandpre ('21) Jeremy Hadfield ('21) Jonah Hirsch ('22) Wendy Hu ('21)
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Karl Widerquist (Georgetown-Qatar) and Oren Cass (Manhattan Institute) debate the merits of a guaranteed universal basic income in Filene Hall on Oct. 30. The debate was moderated by Charles Wheelan (Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow, Rockefeller Center).
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Tamar Jacoby, President of Opportunity America, discusses the future prospects of work for middle-skill workers in an age of artificial intelligence. The event, sponsored by the Political Economy Project, took place in Rocky 1 on Oct. 21 at 4:30 pm.
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