Economics -- the source of becoming part of the 1%

Prof. Greenwood passed this on: What the Top 1% of Earners Majored In. Perhaps the degree in economics is a pretty good choice?

Job Candidates

As many of you know, the department is interviewing for two new Assistant Professors. Each is doing a short non-technical presentation of his or her research to the campus community. The first occurred yesterday -- thank you to everyone who came out to see Joseph Craig. The schedule for the next three is below:

• Katie Player, Tuesday 1/31, 1:30-2:30, 204 Dwire Hall, "The Impact of Personal Income Tax Rates on the Employment Decisions of Small Business"
• Edward Hoang, Thursday, 2/2, 1:40-2:55, 114 Dwire Hall, "Fiscal Policy, Debt Neutrality, and Savings Behavior: Evidence fro Life Insurance Holdings"
• Robert Scott, Monday, 2/6, 1:00-2:00, 204 Dwire Hall, "Plastic Capital: Credit Card Financing Among Startups"

Please pass the word around and let us know what you think of the candidates.

Room Location in Chicago

Room 868 for those that need to find me.