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It’s no accident that money obtained through dishonest or illegal means is called “dirty money.” A new UC Berkeley study suggests that when people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having less value and purchasing power, challenging the belief that all money is green, and that people will cross ethical boundaries to amass it.
Tag: economics
Political scientist Harold Wilensky dies at age 88
November 1, 2011:
Harold L. Wilensky, professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, died at his Berkeley, Calif., home on Sunday, Oct. 30, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 88.
Christina and David Romer to discuss healing the U.S. economy
October 19, 2011:
Christina and David Romer will lead an Oct. 27 discussion, “Healing the Troubled American Economy,” being held on campus by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Nobel winners in economics share a UC Berkeley past
October 10, 2011:
This year’s two winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences both studied at UC Berkeley, where they are being praised by colleagues for their work in macroeconometrics and macroeconomic theory.
Chamberlin Fund launches exploration of online education for Berkeley professional schools, extension program
August 16, 2011:
Highly qualified students from around the world could have greater access to programs at the University of California, Berkeley professional schools and through UC Berkeley Extension, thanks to $1 million from the Chamberlin Family Donor Designated Fund at the University of California, Berkeley Foundation.
Treasury official who spotted $2 trillion error is recent economics Ph.D.
August 10, 2011:
John Bellows may not have the household-name recognition of Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke or Christina Romer. But the U.S. Treasury Department’s acting assistant secretary has generated widespread buzz in finance and policy circles since finding a $2 trillion error in the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) calculations it used to support a historic decision to downgrade the nation’s credit rating.
Haas professors find new “Basel III” banking standards offer mortgage reform lessons for U.S.
July 11, 2011:
The new regulatory banking standards called “Basel III” slightly decrease but do not eliminate systemic risk in the banking system, according to research by Haas School of Business professors Dwight Jaffee and Johan Walden.
Slaying the dragon of debt
June 27, 2011:
This project on U.S. fiscal politics and policies, produced by the Bancroft Library’s Regional Oral History Office, recently released new interviews with former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu.
Borenstein explores U.S. airlines’ persistent profit losses
June 23, 2011:
Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and director of the UC Energy Institute, explores the key reasons for the nagging profit losses for U.S. airlines in the July issue of the National Bureau of Economic Research Digest and reports findings that counter much of the conventional wisdom.
UC Berkeley launches groundbreaking disability research initiative
May 11, 2011:
UC Berkeley on May 11 announced a new research initiative that will make it a worldwide leader in disability studies. It includes two new faculty positions and multidiscipinary research projects related to disability that involve 10 faculty members from eight campus units. The effort will be housed in the Haas Diversity Research Center.
Saez wins AEA prize for tax paper
April 15, 2011:
Emmanuel Saez, the E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, has been named by the American Economic Association as recipient of the first ever American Economic Journal: Economic Policy “Best Paper Prize” for his “Do Taxpayers Bunch at Kink Points?”
Robert Reich on the state of California
April 1, 2011:
BERKELEY — Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, was joined today (Friday, April 1) by several California legislators at a round table discussion of the federal and state economies. State senators Loni Hancock, Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, Board of Equalization member Betty Yee, and other notable state representatives were invited [...]
Report says green economy producing jobs, but urges work quality improvement
March 17, 2011:
To achieve the state’s energy efficiency goals and provide better career opportunities for Californians, the state should modify its clean energy programs and its extensive but fragmented training and education programs, according to a report led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, released today (Thursday, March 17).
Obama to nominate UC Berkeley professor to Council of Economic Advisors
February 23, 2011:
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate UC Berkeley professor Carl Shapiro as a member of the Council of Economic Advisors.
Backyard solutions to urban planning issues
January 13, 2011:
Hundreds of visitors flocked to a new, 420-square-foot cottage in West Berkeley to examine the tiny, sustainably designed “accessory home” as a possible wave of the future.
Haas prof moves into zombieland to study economic game theory
January 5, 2011:
Professor John Morgan, who studies competition in online markets, worked with Yahoo! Labs to design a social video game called “Shambling Hordes” to help answer questions about how best to allocate limited resources.
Will Ireland go bankrupt? Economic historian sheds light on latest eurozone crisis
November 22, 2010:
UC Berkeley economic historian Barry Eichengreen, an expert on the international monetary and financial system, discussed the Irish economic crisis at a campus seminar Nov. 17. He said Ireland needs to restructure much of the bank debt that its government has effectively taken onto its balance sheet — debt that could reach a staggering 130 percent of GDP in the coming year.
IRLE’s conference on ‘New Deal/No Deal?’
November 15, 2010:
In the midst of forecasts of continuing economic woes and congressional gridlock, experts gathered recently at UC Berkeley to assess what worked and what didn’t during the Great Depression-inspired New Deal, the Obama administration’s still emerging efforts to ease the Great Recession, and prospects for relief, reform and recovery
Grant launches Berkeley Economic History Lab
November 2, 2010:
UC Berkeley’s Department of Economics is the recipient of a $1.25 million grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) to develop a Berkeley Economic History Laboratory to train more historically literate economists who can contribute to policy debates and help avoid devastating economic crises.
Elizabeth Warren envisions launch of tough ’21st-century’ watchdog agency
October 29, 2010:
Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren, speaking Thursday evening at the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, diverged from her “standard” speech — on the worsening financial straits of the U.S. middle class — to talk about what it means “to build a new agency in a new world where information travels at the speed of light.” Warren said new technology can help make the agency responsive to consumers and less vulnerable to “capture” by the financial-services industry.
