Viscusi quoted by The New York Times

August 2009

Read W. Kip Viscusi's take on the Welsh texting dangers video that has "gone viral." Viscusi explains that the graphic nature of the video may obscure the warning message.

 

Skiba's research featured in the Vanderbilt View

August 2009

Professor Skiba's research on the outcomes of lottery winners is featured in the Vanderbilt View's article "Fleeting Fortune," by Amy Wolf.

 

Cecot and Lim recognized in In Brief

July 17, 2009

Law & Economics students Caroline Cecot and Jinghui Lim are recognized for sharing the Archie B. Martin Memorial Prize, awarded by the Law School to the first-year student with the top GPA, in the July edition of In Brief.

 

Skiba's research quoted in Wall Street Journal

July 8, 2009

Professor Skiba's research is quoted in the Wall Street Journal's article "Lottery Researchers Skeptical about US Bailout Approach."

 

Hersch writes on sexual harassment for CSWEP

May 19, 2009

Learn what constitutes sexual harassment and what you can do about it if you are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. Read Professor Hersch's article for the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP) newsletter, "Sexual Harassment."

 

Law and Economics students attend ALEA meeting

May 15-16, 2009

Vanderbilt's four Law & Economics graduate students attended the American Law and Economics Association annual meeting in San Diego, California. The students attended sessions and met leading scholars in the field.

 

U.S. News and World Report cites Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics

April 22, 2009

U.S. News and World Report mentions the Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics in Diana Cole's article "For Economists, a Moment in the Sun."

 

Viscusi quoted by Associated Press

April 7, 2009

Professor Viscusi is interviewed by Erica Werner in "FACT CHECK: Do smokers cost society money?"

 

Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life Conference

March 27, 2009

Professor Viscusi hosted the HVSL Conference at Vanderbilt Law School on Friday, March 27, 2009. Click here to read more about the conference.

 

Women's and men's earnings hurt by housework

March 3, 2009

View the Vanderbilt press release on Professor Hersch's study "Home Production and Wages: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey." This story was covered on April 10 by Nashville Public Radio.

 

Viscusi quoted in Congressional Quarterly Weekly

February 9, 2009

Professor Viscusi responds to a query about Cass R. Sunstein, the new head of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

 

Skiba's research featured in The New York Times

January 7, 2009

Professor Skiba's research with Scott Hankins and Mark Hoekstra was featured in The New York Times' Economix blog piece "Lotto Lessons for Homeowner Bailouts," by Catherine Rampell.

 

Skiba's study cited by The Los Angeles Times

December 24, 2008

Professor Skiba's research with Jeremy Tobacman has been cited by The Los Angeles Times in "More in Middle Class Using Payday Lenders," by Kim Christensen.

 

Skiba's research cited by Consumer Affairs

December 5, 2008

Professor Skiba's research with Jeremy Tobacman has been cited by Consumer Affairs in "Payday Loans Can Lead to Bankruptcy," by Mark Huffman.

 

Viscusi quoted on front page of Washington Post

July 19, 2008

Professor Viscusi has been quoted in the Washington Post front-page feature "Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life is Worth Less," by David A. Fahrenthold.

 

Viscusi quoted by Associated Press

July 10, 2008

Professor Viscusi has been quoted in the AP Impact story “An American Life Worth Less Today,” which highlights the Environmental Protection Agency’s reduction in the value of statistical life by nearly $1 million since 2003. Viscusi says the cut and the procedure by which the reduction was reckoned “don’t make sense.” Read the story at the Associated Press.

 

Skiba organizes three AEA sessions

June 23, 2008

Professor Skiba has organized three sessions that were accepted by the American Economic Association to fill highly competitive slots during its 2009 annual meeting. The sessions are: "Law and Economics of Crime," "Lotteries and Gambling," and "Rationality in Consumer Credit Markets." The latter will appear in the publication American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings. The AEA 2009 annual meeting will be held January 3-5 in San Francisco, CA.

 

Hersch in The Boston Globe

June 15, 2008

Professor Hersch's paper "Double Your Major, Double Your Return?" coauthored with Alison Del Rossi and forthcoming in the Economics of Education Review, is cited in the Ideas section of The Boston Globe.

 

Skiba quoted by American Banker

May 19, 2008

Professor Skiba was interviewed about the payday loan industry by the trade newspaper American Banker.

 

Viscusi writes for Forbes

January 7, 2008

Professor Viscusi wrote "A Price on Your Head" for Forbes magazine's On My Mind column.

 

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