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Shleifer took a paid sabbatical and returned to the classroom this semester. Even with the publication of a scathing, 18,000-word article in Institutional Investor, a high-brow finance journal, outlining the evidence against Shleifer early this year, economics Professor David I. Laibson ’88 told The Crimson in April, “We think about him not as the guy who was involved in the AID lawsuit—we think about him as the exciting, intellectually active colleague that we’ve always known...
Like star professors? Well, you’ve found the right class. Economics 1030, “Psychology and Economics,” is taught by not one, but two very well-known Harvard professors: David Laibson and Andrei Shleifer. You’ll recognize Laibson, a rising star within University politics and already prominent within the world of economics, from his famous “printers and ink cartridges” Ec10 lecture on hidden costs and the economic irrationality of individuals. Andrei Shleifer, on the other hand, is infamous for his alleged improprieties in dealings with government contracts...
...have moved away from that old model” of hiring young academics without much consideration for whether they would make a strong tenure candidate, says Professor of Economics David I. Laibson ’88, who took a job as an assistant professor at Harvard and succesfully rose through the ranks...
While Gordon said “it would be logical” for the Faculty to issue a public report if, in fact, he is under an internal investigation, Laibson said he wasn’t sure...
...have no idea if such a report would clear the air or further inflame an already tense situation,” Laibson said...