Alasdair S. Roberts

Dec 3

“America’s First Great Depression” now in Cornell UP catalog & on Amazon

Cornell University Press’ Spring 2012 catalog is now published, with details about America’s First Great Depression. Professor Richard John of Columbia University, a former president of the Business History Conference, says: “America’s First Great Depression is an intriguing history of American financial policy in the 1830s and 1840s. Alasdair Roberts’s contention that international financial considerations shaped U.S. policymaking is well sustained, the writing is sprightly, and the argument is nicely documented with a wealth of judiciously culled evidence.” Download the catalog information here. The book is also available for pre-order on Amazon.

Dec 3

December e-newsletter for Governance is available

The December Governance e-newsletter is now available. The lead item: In January, Governance celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. Open access to the lead commentary in issue 25.1 is now available. Charles Kenny asks: Does governance matter?

Nov 29

David Paleologos talks to Law and Public Policy class

David Paleologos, a polling specialist and Director of Suffolk University’s Political Research Center, talked to Law and Public Policy today. Here’s a story about one of his recent polls on the New Hampshire primary.

Nov 23

Draft precis for new project

I’ve just written a short and preliminary precis for a new project: Crowd Control: Economic Disruption and the Regulation of Mass Protest, which I’ve posted on SSRN. I’ll talk about it at the Graduate Student Conference at Hebrew University next month.

Nov 18

Tyler speaks to Law and Public Policy class

Sam Tyler, President of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, spoke about its role in contributing to policy discussions in yesterday’s Law and Public Policy class.

Nov 18

GRIP/SPEA conference in Speyer

I’m looking forward to participating in the GRIP/SPEA conference on “Converging and Conflicting Trends in the Public Administration of the US, Europe, and Germany” in Speyer next July 19-20. More conference details are here.

Nov 16

Kersh talks at Rappaport Roundtable

Rogan Kersh, Associate Dean at the Wagner School/NYU, visited the Rappaport Center today to give a talk on implementation of the Affordable Care Act — part of our BCBS/Rappaport Roundtable series. Nancy Turnbull of Harvard’s School of Public Health served as commentator.