Note: This used to be the school page. I’m no longer in school, so I’ve converted it to a post and backdated it to the morning of my graduation. Enjoy!

I am currently a senior Economics major at Carleton College. My academic interests include resource, environmental, and development economics, as well as public [...]

Posted on June 10th, 2006 by Lee
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I’ve been quite enamored of the Environmental Economics blog of late. John and Tim have great things to say–especially regarding the recent spike in gas prices and all the hubbub it’s caused. If you’re the type of person that has an interest in energy issues (and who doesn’t these days), this is a [...]

Posted on May 4th, 2006 by Lee
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 Oh, this is just too good.
As an avid Lindy Hop dancer, I’ll be the first to admit that I take part in a culture that is unique in a lot of ways. The social norms and system of etiquette are complex, well-developed, and unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. Most of the dancers [...]

Posted on May 1st, 2006 by Lee
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Congratulations to all the folks that participated in the Winchell Symposium of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Although our Economics session was rather small, it was great to see the other things that undergraduate economists are up to. I didn’t get the chance to check out the sessions in the hard sciences, but [...]

Posted on April 30th, 2006 by Lee
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In a previous post, I mentioned in passing that Jagdish Bhagwati came to Carleton last week. He gave a number of speeches directly to students. He also took on an interview with the Carleton Radio Forum on Friday morning (probably a rather hostile audience, really).
I have to applaud him for going to such [...]

Posted on April 25th, 2006 by Lee
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