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February 20, 2006

Economic Man: Absent without leave in the pages of the NYT

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Yesterday, David Brooks declared the displacement, perhaps the end, of economics as we know it. Economics, which assumes people are basically reasonable and respond straightforwardly to incentives, is no longer queen of the social sciences.  The events of the... ›››

Category: Anthropology meets Economics

February 07, 2006

Being Mitch Hurwitz

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Tomorrow, I am doing a presentation at the Media Summit in NYC.  (1:00-2:30 at McGraw-Hill Building, 1221 Ave. of the Americas at 49th St. [6th Ave].  I think if you say you are my parent, brother, sister, son, daughter,... ›››

Category: Anthropology meets Economics

January 26, 2006

Misreading Adam Smith (and, why we love technology)

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Sorry not to have posted yesterday.  I am in Pasadena for a conference and only narrowly survived JetBlue passage from JFK.  It is 6 hours in the air, 9 all together and it took awhile before powers of thought... ›››

Category: Anthropology meets Economics

December 02, 2005

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Higher education, finally

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We have a problem in higher education. Students must now choose between cultural studies and professional studies (specifically, business school). If they choose the former, they swear off real engagement (and full employment) in the world. If they choose... ›››

Category: Anthropology meets Economics