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Athey, 35, is well-known for her research on industrial organization, a field of economics that deals with the behavior of firms and market structures. Some of her most acclaimed work has focused on timber auctions, and she has advised forestry officials in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
...continuing to provide compensation for outstanding performance at HMC at levels that will enable us to attract the most talented people,” Summers said in an interview in October. Including Meyer, the top six managers earned $56.8 million in total, down from $78.4 million in fiscal 2004. Timber investor Andy Wiltshire was paid $5.9 million, while bond managers Shawn Martin and Matt Early earned $5.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively. All of the top six, with the exception of Wiltshire, left last year to start their own hedge fund, Convexity Capital Management. The University plans to invest...
...under a splintered door propped against a boulder. She explained that village men had stolen the plastic tarps and metal sheeting that formed the walls and roofs. "The men were going to beat us, so we ran," she wailed. Outraged by this injustice, George cajoled villagers to collect fallen timber and started building a new shelter that should help her survive a brutally cold winter. "Not what I'd call a deluxe chalet," he said after completing the structure. "It's more Hobbit-esque...
Including Meyer, the top six managers earned $56.8 million in total, down from $78.4 million in fiscal 2004. Timber investor Andy Wiltshire was paid...
...written that Shirley Horn is back on the scene,' Horn reflects. 'Well, I haven't been anywhere. And I've been busy' ... More precisely, Horn is front and center, but her secret?her jazz essence?is still intact. It's what draws you first when you hear the smoky timber of her voice, the leisured elegance of her phrasing ... Says jazz critic Martin Williams: 'She's not only good and tasteful, but SHE ALSO HAS THAT WONDERFUL SENSE OF DRAMA THAT CAN TURN ANY LITTLE SONG INTO A THREE-MINUTE ONE-ACT PLAY' ... She still understands need: all kinds...