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Closing Wall Street’s casino

…so well until Chicago School theorists, and casino corporations, together with commodities and currency traders convinced us we were too modern to need them. Are you looking to get around…

Senator Obama chooses Jason Furman econ advisor

…money issues? This article suggests some recent Hamilton Project influencing.Do we really need Chicago School lite? Are we that timid that we couldn’t try another school of thought? Now that…

Crises and Coordination

…be harder–and less common– than many may think. Jeffrey Frankel of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government uses game theory to illustrate the circumstances that hamper coordination. One factor may be…

Go Loyola Ramblers

My Masters is from Loyola University Chicago. Stopped by for a visit with my Econ Prof as well as the school Dean and to see their new buildings. Smaller school