Rajiv SethiThreats Perceived When There Are NoneSendhil Mullainathan is one of the most thoughtful people in the economics profession, but he has a recent piece in the New York Times…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Rajiv SethiTime for Individual Accounts at the FedAs the COVID-19 virus tears through our bodies and our economy, policy makers are struggling to come up with a response that is bold…Mar 18, 20201Mar 18, 20201
Rajiv SethiDeadly Force: Then and NowOn Wednesday, October 30 there was an extraordinary conference at the Schomburg Center, marking the 75th anniversary of Gunnar Myrdal’s…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Rajiv SethiInnovation in Economics Pedagogy and PublishingWell, it’s Labor Day weekend, which means that Barnard and Columbia students are back on campus and classes are about to begin. This…Sep 3, 2017Sep 3, 2017
Rajiv SethiThe Teaching of EconomicsIn 2013, with funding from the Institute for New Economic Thinking, University College London, Friends Provident Foundation, Azim Premji…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Rajiv SethiReigns of ErrorThe death of Kenneth Arrow has led lots of people to swap stories about their interactions with him. Larry Blume has posted several of…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
Rajiv SethiArrow, Edgeworth, and Millicent Garrett FawcettThere’s not much one can say about Kenneth Arrow that hasn’t already been said, but there’s one personal story that I can add to all the…Feb 25, 2017Feb 25, 2017
Rajiv SethiThomas Schelling, Methodological SubversiveThomas Schelling died at the age of 95 yesterday.Dec 14, 2016Dec 14, 2016
Rajiv SethiDark Days in AmericaA seemingly interminable election cycle is finally at an end, and Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States.Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
Rajiv SethiThe Prediction Market ParadoxThere’s a reason why campaigns are eager to publicize polls that show them ahead, while downplaying those in which they happen to be…Nov 2, 2016Nov 2, 2016
