Topic: Lawrence Summers

Bully Pulpit

The debate over Harvard president Larry Summers's inflammatory remarks about women's ability in math and science continues to rage, now expanding beyond his attitude toward women to his generally abrasive management style. Summers ...READ»

Summers call for boost in demand – is it a mistake

Lawrence Summers, Barack Obama’s top economic adviser has urged world leaders to pump more public money into the economy in a coordinated effort to boost demand and lift the world out of recession.  Is this a mistake?  ...READ»

Car Talk

In another excellent column about Iraq, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman quotes Harvard prez Larry Summers: "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car." Although neatniks might quibble with the veracity of ...READ»

A New Age of Leadership at Harvard

The naming of the first female president of Harvard University, a place where, as recently as the mid-1970s, women were barred from entering the main door of the faculty club, has prompted the expected chorus of folks wondering if ...READ»

Thanksgiving Week Roundup: Markets and The Economy

Friday, November 28, 2008 In a shortened week that received absolutely dismal economic news, Washington awoke from its most recent policy slumber and made real progress in the War on Scarcity. President-elect Obama must be ...READ»

Sex and Electronics Part 1: Women and Smart Design

In the wake of CES, a pair of women designers offer some suggestions on how consumer electronics manufacturers could boost their market share by taking gender differences into account.READ»

• Sex and Electronics Part 2: Femme Den's Favorite Gadgets

Towards a Unified Theory of Black America

March 20, 2005 Toward a Unified Theory of Black America By STEPHEN J. DUBNER oland G. Fryer Jr. is 27 years old and he is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard and he is black. Yes, 27 is young to be ...READ»

Dr. James Galbraith's Rx for Wall Street Reform

"The post-op on the great crash of 2008 continued in Washington Thursday as the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held a hearing on financial reform. 'Unfortunately, the regulatory regime that failed so terribly leading up to the ...READ»

God and Mammon at Harvard

Harvard's B-school has some competition across the Charles River: the divinity school, which is turning out a new flock of spiritually minded business leaders.READ»

Leadership at the Summit

A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»

Will it take 20 years for the U.S. to learn its lessons like Japan?

As indicated in my previous post, in its struggle to get back to reality, Japan has finally brought in a new breed of politician who is actually delivering on the campaign promise of bringing real transparency to how government spends ...READ»

Panjiva: A Morningstar for Manufacturing

Panjiva brings intelligent search and better information to the fashion industry's hunt for suppliers.READ»

How an Economist's Cry for Ethical Capitalism was Heard

Not long ago, economist Noreena Hertz lived at the lefty margins of her field. But her (widely ignored) prediction of the credit crisis and her call for a more evolved form of capitalism have suddenly put her at the center of the universe.READ»