Olivia DrakeRichard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, was interviewed on WJLA TV in Washington, DC on the financial crisis.
David PesciRichard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, commented on the economy and the moves of the Obama Administration to counter the country's sliding economic prospects since the inauguration.
Masami Imai, assistant professor of economics, assistant professor of East Asian studies, and Richard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, are co-authors of the article, “Japan’s Return to Gold: Turning Points in the Value of the Yen during the 1920s,” published in Explorations in Economic History, 2009.
Richard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, was quoted in an article titled “The Turning Point” about the Lehman failure at Thedeal.com (carried by Reuters). In addition, Grossman gave interviews on banking system “stress tests” and the prospects for government ownership on WOOD (Grand Rapids, Mich.), WJNO (West Palm Beach, Fla.), WHAS (Louisville, Ky.), WFLA (Tampa, Fla.), XM Satellite Radio, KOGO (San Diego, Calif.), WILM (Wilmington, De.), WSYR (Syracuse, N.Y.), KVI (Seattle, Wash.), and WGST (Atlanta, Ga.).
In a Reuters article, Richard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, discusses at length the declaration of bankruptcy of the 150 year-old Lehman Brothers Holding Inc., and why that event marked a major turning point in American economic history.
Richard Grossman, was interviewed on the economic legacy of the Bush presidency on WDUN radio in Gainesville, Ga. on Jan. 9, on WSYR radio in Syracuse, N.Y. on Jan. 10, and on WHAS (part 1) (Part 2) Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 12.
Richard Grossman, professor and chair of economics, was interviewed on the National Bureau of Economic Research’s determination that the United States has been in recession since by KFAB in Omaha, Neb.; WXNT in Indianapolis, Ind., and most recently by KTRH in Houston, Texas on Dec. 2. Grossman also spoke on the recent financial crisis to the Rotary Club of East Hampton, Conn. on Dec. 3.
Richard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, was interviewed on the on-going financial crisis and bailouts on KCOL in Fort Collins, Colo.; WGST in Atlanta, Ga.; and KNST in Tuscon, Ariz.
Richard Grossman, professor and chair of economics, chaired a session at the Economic History Association annual meetings in New Haven, Conn. on "The Evolution of Health Care Practices and Institutions." The session was held in honor of Stan Lebergott, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, emeritus. (more…)
Richard Grossman, professor and chair of economics, chaired a session at the Economic History Association annual meetings in New Haven, Conn. on “The Evolution of Health Care Practices and Institutions.” The session was held in honor of Stan Lebergott, the Chester Hubbard Professor of Economics, emeritus, a former president of the association. Grossman opened the session with a tribute to Lebergott. Wesleyan co-sponsored the meetings with Yale and the University of California, Davis.
Editorial StaffThe following faculty were conferred tenure, effective July 1, 2021, by the Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting: Ioana Emy Matesan, Associate Professor of Government Michael Meere, Associate Professor of French Ioana Emy Matesan, Associate Professor of Government Professor Matesan’s scholarship focuses on the study of political violence with an emphasis on the Middle East. Her recent book, The Violence Pendulum: Tactical Change in Islamist Groups in Egypt and Indonesia (Oxford University Press, 2020), addresses what determines the appeal and spread of violent and nonviolent resistance. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter and helped…
On June 30, Wesleyan hosted a virtual Summer 2020 Research Poster Session to celebrate the accomplishments of more than 150 student researchers. To emulate the excitement and camaraderie of the live poster session, students hosted their own individual presentations on Zoom and answered questions live. Examples of student research projects are below: Tyler Boone '21 shared his poster titled "Probing the Effects of YTA7 on Genetic Silencing in S. cerevisiae." Boone is double majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry and biology with a minor in chemistry. In order to better understand how the structure of chromatin, a complex of DNA…