Faculty News
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Ed Rubin: Fighting Bureaucracy by Improving it
Rubin identifies a new approach to make bureaucracy more humane. Read MoreAug. 25, 2014
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Economist Joni Hersch nominated for 2014 Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research
Hersch nominated for her 2013 article “Opting Out among Women with Elite Education,” published in the Review of Economics of the Household. Read MoreJul. 25, 2014
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Touted benefits of new EPA emissions limits may be misleading, according to paper co-authored by economist W. Kip Viscusi
Paper co-authored by Viscusi and Ted Gayer of the Brookings Institution focuses on benefits that would accrue just in the U.S. Read MoreJul. 10, 2014
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Should the government be legally liable for failing to act?
Christopher Serkin examines the government's duty to protect private property with the proper laws and regulations. Read MoreJun. 23, 2014
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Tracey George appointed to newly endowed Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty
The Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty was endowed with a $1.5 million gift by Charles B. (Charlie) Cox III ’75 and his wife, Lucy. Read MoreApr. 30, 2014
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Edward K. Cheng appointed to Tarkington Chair of Teaching Excellence
Cheng’s teaching has been recognized with three Hall-Hartman Awards since he joined Vanderbilt’s law faculty in 2010. Read MoreApr. 30, 2014
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Michael Vandenbergh appointed to the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law
Vandenbergh’s environmental scholarship focuses on the impact of individual behavior and private governance. Read MoreApr. 30, 2014
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Yesha Yadav discusses implications of algorithmic stock trading
Yadav says that securities regulation has not kept pace with the profound transformation of public markets. Read MoreApr. 30, 2014
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Susan Wente named Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
Wente served as associate vice chancellor for research at Vanderbilt for the past five years and currently leads the university's academic strategic planning process. Read MoreApr. 28, 2014
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Daniel Sharfstein named Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer
Sharfstein will deliver three lectures over the next three years through the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Series Read MoreApr. 25, 2014