The Challenge of This Tough Job Market

I have been talking a lot to my students about the job market many of them will face this May. Believe it or not, this is mostly a good news story.  One of my jobs at Columbia University is to direct and teach in the environmental policy programs at the School of International and Public Read More

Priming the Economic Pump in 2009: A Users Manual

As 2008 comes to a close, it really has been the best and worst of years. The economy, the continuing carnage in Iraq, the persistence of extreme poverty and the steady destruction of the planet are certainly on the negative side of the annual ledger. But, as we look toward 2009 there is reason to Read More