Word: done
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...empirical focus is not subject ot renewal; the NBER's first president began the bureau in a rebellion against the theoretical thrust of economics at that time. But because it is impossible to dictate what research will improve the performance of the U.S. economy, Eckstein says research must be done without prior expectations. "Goal-oriented research has traditionally been a failure," he adds...
While the main thrust of Feldstein's economics is conservative, Eckstein says that "the basic question is 'Does he impose his views on the bureau?' And he has not, if you look at the type of research that's done...
...organizational problems. Low attendance plagued the assembly--over the year, attendance hovered between under the 50 per cent quorum and about 70 per cent. This show of apathy fueled students' criticism of assembly members as "resume-stuffers," but Pfeffer noted that "committees are where the real work is done, and they are almost always well-attended...
...will not need to travel large distances to get to meetings or who do not have very time-consuming jobs. Lyman, who like the other members of the board receives no compensation for her work, says, "It's a very expensive job, but there's work to be done. The Harvard Overseers just haven't got time to do the really gritty work...
Lyman sees her efforts on Radcliffe's behalf not as altruism, but as testimony to the usefulness of her own education. "It has truly helped me," she says, "in solving the problems of my own life. I don't know what I would have done without it. I only hope we can continue to fulfill the same role in the lives of young women...