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- Arvind Panagariya on the Myths of Mumbai
Following the Mumbai terror attacks, politicians, pundits and the press have created many myths, confusions and falsehoods. In an article authored by Professor Arvind Panagariya, the myths “deserve to be exposed in favor of clearer thinking.” - Claudia Dreifus on Honing the Scientific Narrative
Professor and journalist Claudia Dreifus addresses the public’s perceptions of science and scientists: “Some of the political problems the scientific community encountered in the past decade had to do with scientists not getting out into the public square to tell their stories.” - Lincoln Mitchell on U.S.-Georgian Relations
Lincoln Mitchell co-authors with Alexander Cooley “No Way to Treat Our Friends: Recasting Recent U.S.-Georgian Relations.” The article says “Russia’s reckless decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia not only contravenes international law regarding sovereign statehood, but if allowed to stand, would establish the unacceptable precedent that countries can justify military intervention in the territory of a neighbor by invoking the rights of their ethnic citizens.” - Following the Crowd in the Financial Markets
Go with the flow. Follow the leader. Run with the herd. Do investors or other subjects mimic the decisions of their peers, such as buying or selling stock? Many government and financial leaders worry that such “herd” behavior destabilizes the markets. Professor Helios Herrera presents a paper entitled “Social Learning with a Hidden Action,” examining how a peer’s decision to invest can lead to others following suit. - Steven Cohen on President-elect Barack Obama’s “Green Team”
"It's clear that President-elect Obama is banking on innovation as one of our solutions to our energy crisis and these choices are an indication of it," says environmental policy expert Steven A. Cohen, who is the director of SIPA’s MPA program in Environmental Science and Policy and executive director of the Earth Institute. - SIPA Alum and Documentary Producer Wins Emmy Award
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs congratulates alumna Na Eng (MIA ‘99) on winning a 2008 Emmy Award for business and financial reporting. Ms. Eng won the Emmy for her segment entitled “Taxing the Poor,” presented on the program NOW on PBS. The segment focuses on state tax policies and the working poor, and the impact on three families in Alabama. - Rodolfo de la Garza on Drug Violence in Tijuana, Mexico
“Is the Mexican police force up to the job of combating this violence? No, and it never really has been.” Rodolfo de la Garza, professor of political science and an expert on Latino political behavior and immigration, speaks with host Martin Savidge on the firing of Tijuana’s police chief and the deaths of hundreds of people amid drug-related violence. - The Growth Report: A Panel Discussion
SIPA’s Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) presents a panel discussion on “The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development,” released in October from the Commission on Growth Development. The panel discussion featured two members of the Commission, Robert Solow, Nobel Laureate and MIT Professor Emeritus, and Danny Leipziger, Vice-President of the World Bank. Columbia professors Jagdish Bhagwati and Guillermo Calvo hosted the guests and provided comments and discussion. - Guillermo Calvo on the Latin American Credit Markets
Guillermo Calvo, director of SIPA’s Program in Economic Policy Management and former chief economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, said Latin America is suffering what economists call a “sudden stop” of credit flows. - NYC Employees Eligible for EMPA Fellowship
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) announces a new program to provide employees of New York City with expanded opportunities for executive education. SIPA will provide fellowship support to a small number of the most competitive and promising applicants from among the City’s vast pool of talent, beginning with the class that enters in the fall of 2009. Fellowships will range from partial to full support, depending on the number of applicants admitted to the fellowship program. - Arvind Panagariya on the Economic Cost of the Mumbai Tragedy
Arvind Panagariya, professor of Indian political economy, comments on the economic cost of the Mumbai tragedy, extrapolating from 9/11 and New York City. “Several factors suggest that the effects of the Mumbai attacks, though devastating for far too many families at the personal level, will be less significant than those of the 9/11 attacks.” - Jeffrey Sachs on Poverty and the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals
Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University says “What I've learned on the ground is that poor people face very specific, very practical problems that have very specific and very practical solutions that don't reach these communities because they're too poor to undertake them on their own.” - Brazilian Entrepreneur Donates $3 Million for Brazilian Studies
Jorge Paulo Lemann, a Brazilian entrepreneur, has pledged $3 million to Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, to facilitate exchange and study between Columbia University and Brazil. The gift will be used to establish the Jorge Paulo Lemann Fund in the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). The endowment will fund fellowships and grants for Brazilian students to study at Columbia University, and for Columbia students to study in Brazil. - Around the World with Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Laureate and SIPA professor Joseph Stiglitz will join the Lincoln Center Film Society on December 3 to answer questions following a 7 p.m. screening of Jacques Sarasin’s new travelogue. The documentary follows Professor Stiglitz as he studies the perils and promises of the increasingly international economy. - Irene Finel-Honigman on the U.S.’s Role as the World’s Economic Leader
Irene Finel-Honigman, international affairs professor specializing in international banking, says “The Europeans see themselves as taking a position equal to the U.S. We're looking at a different composition of players and a different powerplay.” - Steve Hammer on the Sustainability of New York City
Steve Hammer, SIPA’s Urban Energy Program director, appeared on the Danish public television program “Deadline 22:30.” Hammer was attending a conference in Copenhagen where he spoke on PlaNYC, a plan for the sustainability of New York City. - Albert Fishlow on Barack Obama and Latin America
Albert Fishlow, Professor Emeritus at the School of International and Public Affairs, says Barack Obama's presidency, despite his campaign's modest concern with Latin America, will inevitably give greater weight to the region than has been true in recent years. - James Rubin on Russian Aggression and the Genocide Excuse
Why did Russia really invade Georgia? James P. Rubin, SIPA professor and former Assistant Secretary of State, writes that Russia’s foreign minister said it was his nation’s “responsibility to protect” South Ossetia from genocide. The principle arose from the world’s failure to stop genocide in Rwanda, and was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council in 2006. - David Dinkins on the Election of Barack Obama
David N. Dinkins, former mayor of New York City and professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, watched the election results on a Jumbotron screen on 125th Street in Harlem in the midst of a large gathering of Obama supporters. On whether he thought a black president would take office so soon he said: “…to have Obama succeed, and succeed in the way he has—this was a blowout—was amazing. I’m surprised, delightfully so.”