Worth a Look: New Economics Institute

The New Economics Institute is working to make the new economics, one which supports people and planet, mainstream in the United States. It is a partnership between the E. F. Schumacher Society, the predecessor of the Institute, and the New Economics Foundation from London. Tip of the Hat to John Steiner.

Review: IDENTITY ECONOMICS–How our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being

Concise, Relevant, Documents New Knowledge, Respects Work of Others July 6, 2010 George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton This book is a solid five, and one of those instances when brevity adds value. While I was concerned to see no discussion of “true cost” economics and the book is overly fawning on Goldman Sachs (written before …

Event: 16-18 May, Chicago, 4th International Conference on Climate Change: Reconsidering the Science and Economics

Reconsidering the Science and Economics The Fourth International Conference on Climate Change will be held in Chicago, Illinois on May 16-18, 2010 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. It will call attention to new scientific research on the causes and consequences of climate change, and to economic analysis of …

EVENT: 9-16 Oct, Univ Passau Germany, Economics of Corruption 2010: Lecture and Workshop in Good Governance and Reform

Training and qualifying practitioners, researchers and students in anti-corruption is increasingly requested, utterly needed, but still in its infancy. For many years now we developed a training program that fills this gap, joining the world of theory with the world of practice. An analysis of political, economic and organizational incentives allows participants to obtain a …

Reference: National Cyber Security Research and Development Challenges Related to Economics, Physical Infrastructure and Human Behavior

DOI:  2009 from the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) We are developing a commentary on the cyber-scam and cyber-ignorance of most of the US Government.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the only element that is doing its job, everyone else, most especially the U.S. Intelligence Community, is completely lost.  There are exactly 66 …