Harvard UniversityPrivate university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USHarvard University is a privateIvy Leagueresearch university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Robert J. ShillerRobert James Shiller (born March 29, 1946) is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance.
Sharon OsterSharon Monica Oster (September 3, 1948 – June 10, 2022) was an American economist. She was the Frederic D. Wolfe Professor Emerita of Management and Entrepreneurship and the dean of Yale School of Management, where she was the first woman to receive tenure, and the first female dean. She was widely known as an economist focusing on business strategy and non-profit organization management. Early life and educationOster was born in 1948 at Bethpage, New York.Miami UniversityMiami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest university in Ohio and the tenth-oldest public university in the United States. It is named for its location in the Miami Valley, in turn named after the Myaamia people.
Yale UniversityPrivate university in New Haven, Connecticut, USOfficial seal used by the college and the universityYale University is a privateIvy Leagueresearch university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
Rappaport Institute for Greater BostonThe Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston is a research and policy center housed at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The director is Jeffrey B. Liebman, a professor of economics at Harvard University. HistoryThe Rappaport Institute began operations in 2000 under the leadership of Professor Alan Altshuler, the faculty director, and Charles Euchner, the executive director.
Urban economicsUrban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas. As such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. More specifically, it is a branch of microeconomics that studies the urban spatial structure and the location of households and firms (Quigley 2008).
Public financeStudy of the role of government within the economy Public finance refers to the monetary resources available to governments and also to the study of finance within government and role of the government in the economy. Within academic settings, public finance is a widely studied subject in many branches of political science, political economy and public economics.
Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyThe Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a nonprofit think tank based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1946, it seeks to "improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land." Through education, training, publications, and events, the institute aims to inform international public policy decisions on land use with regard to economic, social, and environmental challenges.
Wellesley CollegeWellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is one of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley enrolls approximately 2,500 students, including transgender, non-binary and genderqueer students since 2015.
Business cycleIntervals of expansion and recession in economic activityBusiness cycles are intervals of general expansion followed by recession in economic performance. The changes in economic activity that characterize business cycles have important implications for the welfare of the general population, government institutions, and private sector firms. There are many definitions of a business cycle. The simplest defines recessions as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.Ray FairRay Clarence Fair (born October 4, 1942) is an American economist who is a John M. Musser Professor of Economics at Yale University.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.