AIER Partners with Econ Journal Watch
Great Barrington, MA — The American Institute for Economic Research is pleased to announce a new partnership with the scholarly journal Econ Journal Watch.
Announcement: New 4-year Fellowships to be awarded by the Department of Economics at Florida State University
The Florida State University Economics Department will be awarding up to two four-year Charles G. Koch Fellowships to students entering the PhD program in Economics, beginning with the Fall 2009 entering class. The purpose of the fellowships is to support students who wish to pursue a course of study that combines rigorous technical economic training in applied econometrics and economic theory with a focus on the political economy of contemporary economic issues, particularly the role of institutions in advancing prosperity.
Daniel Klein on Groupthink in Academia
Dan Klein of George Mason University recently spoke with EconTalk host Russ Roberts on truth in economics, bias, and groupthink in academic life. Along the way they discussed the Food and Drug Administration (and the drug approval process), the culture of academic life and the roles of empirical evidence and prediction markets in adjudicating academic disagreement.