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...million round of budget cuts this spring. And though it was promised pre-recession, Chetty said the FAS commitment has not changed. LEAP aims to become the economic department’s laboratory: economic experiments—given short shrift by some because of their relatively high costs??could provide substantive data off of which to base policy, Chetty said. “The basis will be facts.” The program’s resources, for student and junior faculty research, have also enabled the department to invite visiting faculty to the economics department even...
...otherwise be varied enough to meet student demand next year, Kenen says. Meanwhile, as the Faculty shrinks—part of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith’s plan to close FAS’ remaining $143 million deficit by reducing “people costs??—the resulting personnel situation makes it less likely that professors will extend themselves, according to several faculty members. ENTRENCHMENTIn at least one case, the potential for creating new Gen Ed classes has been hindered by the restriction of the terms of the Gen Ed legislation?...
...These strategies will admittedly not come cheap. Though there are some ways to cut costs??implementing a World War II-style lend-lease act with the Pakistani government, for example, in which arms are provided for the purpose of combating the Taliban with the expectation that they will be returned—any international effort is bound to have significant costs. Illogical though it may seem to give foreign aid during a recession period, though, Americans should be prepared to contribute significant funds to Pakistan. Destroying the Taliban is an expensive investment now, but will yield large dividends...
...expect careers lucrative enough to exceed the nearly $200,000 spent during their four years in Cambridge. In order to result in a net utility gain and therein to serve as a judicious investment, the benefits of student’s time spent under the Crimson must exceed the costs??both the direct financial cost of attending, pegged at $48,868 for next year, and the indirect opportunity cost of four years that could have been spent working. With tuition continuing to rise faster than the rate of inflation, and no sign of a slowdown in sight, Harvard...
...stroke lead over the Bulldogs heading into the last day, the team made a decision to play more conservatively on the course’s first hole in order to protect its comfortable position on the scoreboard.“We just decided to avoid the bunkers at all costs??even if it meant risking the birdie shot—to protect par,” Balmert said.The Crimson was well-aware that victory was not yet assured, despite the sizeable margin.“Eight strokes, when there are four or five scores counting, is not that...