The 2013 Nobel Prizes Explained. Guests: Aparna Venkatesan, Stephen Zunes, Teresa Head-Gordon, Dean Rader, Jason Fernandes, Jesse Anttila-Hughes. Host: Ludwig Chincarini

Posted by ludw1086 on Oct 26, 2013 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The 2013 Nobel Prizes Explained. Guests: Aparna Venkatesan, Stephen Zunes, Teresa Head-Gordon, Dean Rader, Jason Fernandes, Jesse Anttila-Hughes. Host: Ludwig Chincarini October 21, 2013. University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and UCSF professors explain the scientific contributions of the 2013 Nobel prize recipients. Aparna Venkatesan, Stephen Zunes, Teresa Head-Gordon, Dean Rader, Jason Fernandes, Jesse Anttila-Hughes.  Host:  Ludwig Chincarini  
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Testing Market Efficiency

Posted by ludw1086 on Oct 14, 2013 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Testing Market Efficiency   Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2013 was announced today, October 14, 2013. It went to three people Eugene Fama, Robert Shiller, and Lars Hansen. Fama is 74 years old, born in Boston, Massachusetts and a Professor at the University of Chicago. Most of his important work was done at the University of Chicago. He obtained his BA from Tufts University and...
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The Train Interviews. Guest: Ms. Janet Yellen

Posted by ludw1086 on Oct 9, 2013 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The Train Interviews. Guest: Ms. Janet Yellen Early 2000s. Janet Yellen, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley.  Former Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Chair of the White House Council of Economics Advisers under President Bill Clinton.  Nominee for Fed Chairman.  Interviewed by Kenneth Train on her experience as an economist and in the Federal...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by ludw1086 on Oct 7, 2013 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The 2013 Nobel prize for economic sciences will be announced on Monday, October 13, 2013. Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design. Who will win in 2013? To be honest, I have no clue. My past pre- and post- analyses can be found at:...
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