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Philanthropy and the public good
I'm just back from visiting the Getty Villa and I don't know what to make of it. On the one hand, this is a model of what can be achieved through private philanthropy. J. Paul Getty built the villa to house his collection of Greek and Roman antiquities. The building, grounds, and setting are gorgeous, […]
Frances Woolley joins Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
Regular readers will have noticed that in addition to contributing in the comments, Carleton University's Frances Woolley has written some very fine posts on her own (here and here). So it is with great pleasure that we announce that Frances has agreed to be a regular contributing blogger in her own right at WCI. Her […]
A new addition to the Canadian economics blogroll
Stephen Williamson has started a blog, and has hit the ground running: I count 12 posts since his first post on April 2. Although his current position is at Washington University in St Louis MO, a quick glance at his bio page will explain why I have no compunction about claiming him as one of […]
Mike Moffatt joins Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
For several years now, Mike Moffatt has been running the economics page at About.com, as well as writing a blog to which I've linked repeatedly. He has decided to move on to other projects, but he'd like to keep blogging. Nick and I would also like him to keep blogging, so we are very pleased […]
Our prose has not gone unnoticed
The Bayesian Heresy has published its 2009 Econ Blog Awards, and Worthwhile Canadian Initiative has been awarded one of the prizes for 'Best Econ Literacy'. This is of course very flattering, but I wonder what is being rewarded – our analysis, or our way of expressing it? Appositives can be tricky things. Either way, the […]
Why we need more Canadian academic economics bloggers
The economic story du jour is the appreciation of the CAD, and Peter Mansbridge had a panel of economists on The National last Tuesday to discuss it. I get the impression that this is a semi-regular recurring feature. The discussion was – how shall I put it? – unsatisfying.
Sandra Peart is blogging again. Please adjust your feeds accordingly
Adam Smith Lives! (A history of economic thought blog) is back from an administratively-induced hiatus. From her latest post: David Levy and I are working on the role of experts and expertise in social science. We're much concerned of late — in the light of the financial meltdown and various successful ponzi schemes — with […]
Spam attack!
A virulent strain of spam has hit WCI, so I'm going to have to hold comments for approval before they're published. This is especially inconvenient, since I'm out of town and unable to check the site all that often for the next few days. Hopefully, things will return to normal in the not-too-distant future. Sorry.
The Alberta Premier’s Council of Economic Strategy has no Alberta economists
U of Calgary's Aidan Hollis delivers the snark: Twelve members, of whom one is an economist. Presumably the idea is that anyone is an expert in economics. Either that, or economists have not much to add. No academics from Alberta. Two Oxford professors, one an expert in the ethics of post-conflict reconstruction, and another an immunologist. […]
Reader survey: feedback and comments
Well, it's been just over a week since we posted the Reader Survey, which is a good time to take stocks of the responses.
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