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Understanding Pay-To-Play Academics

By Charles Ferguson May 22nd 2012 - 09:42AM

Many people who saw my documentary film about the 2008 economic crisis, Inside Job , found that the most surprising, and disturbing, portion of the film was its revelation of widespread conflicts of interest in universities, think tanks, and among prominent academic experts on finance, economics, business, and government...

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  • 06/03/12 Larry Summers Has a Business Proposition for the US... Source: Firedoglake Larry Summers, President Obama's former chief economic adviser and now returned to Harvard, has a business proposition for the US economy.
  • 05/30/12 Summers Joins FIRE, by David Henderson Source: EconLog Professor Summers is President Emeritus of Harvard University.
  • 05/22/12 Charles Ferguson: Understanding Pay-To-Play Academics Source: The Huffington Post - Business Many people who saw my documentary film about the 2008 economic crisis, Inside Job , found that the most surprising, and disturbing, portion of the film was its revelation of widespread conflicts of interest in universities, think tanks, and among prominent academic experts on finance, economics, business, and government regulation.
  • 05/21/12 Heist of the century: university corruption and the... Source: EducationGuardian.co.uk Many people who saw my documentary Inside Job found that the most disturbing portion of the film was its revelation of widespread conflicts of interest in universities, at thinktanks, and among academic experts.
  • 05/11/12 Radio Free Kudlow My Saturday Doth Make Source: The Corner on National Review Online Larry hits the airwaves tomorrow (from 10AM to 1PM Eastern time, and if you can't hear him over your radio, then listen via the web here ) with his syndicated brilliance, accompanied by a cast of illustrious guests—including Senator Tom Coburn, NR 's Bob Costa, Mike Ozanian, Michael Farr, Professor John Taylor, Bob Tyrrell, David Malpass, Steve Moore, and James Pethokoukis—who will be discussing a myriad of topics, including the debt bomb, the bond market's woes, Mitt's need for more investor-class support, how the Do-Nothing Dems are blocking economic growth, CEOs rebelling against tax hikes on cap gains and dividends, and much more.

Background on larry summers

Lawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist. He served as the 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.

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