A well-regarded pro-capitalism economist opposes the Paulson plan
I found this article via the VoxEU.org RSS feed. It is an excellent read, and I can only wish all senators and respresentatives in Congress would read it and take it seriously.
Charisma-sensei
I did not know this excellent term for charming professors that the Japanese have. I learned it in this interesting article in the New York Times. I have seen the Randy Pausch Last Lecture, mentioned in the article, as I posted before, but there are plenty of additional good examples of professors who are becoming sensations online. I think I need to start preparing a video blog, and I need to do it yesterday…
The New York Times on free textbooks
Preston McAfee’s introductory economics text gets publicity. The reaction to high textbook prices is a good thing for students and for the spread of knowledge. Here is the New York Times article.
About me
My name is Dimitrios Diamantaras. I live in Abington, PA. I start reading too many books and finish too few of them. I also enjoy classical music, especially vocal, dabble in computer software a bit, and think about economics a lot (it’s my job).
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