By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
In some of my favorite moments at home or the office, I snatch the opportunity to read. Most recently, I returned to the economic and leadership insights of Frank Knight. An economist who spent most of his career at the
Read moreWilliam Stanley Jevons was, no doubt, a self-conscious revolutionary. As the co-discoverer of the marginal principle in economics, he rightly claimed his position as one of the founders of the modern era of economics. One might understandably be surprised, then,
Read moreI’m always excited when a new semester begins. This semester, I’m delighted to be teaching a course that looks at recent economic and leadership challenges using past debates as a way to frame our discussions. The course is cross listed
Read moreOne of the most profound passages describing the difference between New Welfare Economics and the approach of the Virginia School of Political Economy suggests there are “two essential ways of approaching the study of problems of political, social, and economic
Read moreWhat is it about games that draws us to them? Five days at the beach where I had the opportunity to observe evening volleyball matches, two-on-two basketball, corn hole, Frisbee, bocce, and more left me ruminating about this question. I look
Read moreAs our students and faculty are busy completing and grading final assignments, respectively, I have been reflecting on the semester. This spring, I taught the cross-listed leadership studies/economics class Competition, Cooperation, and Choice. The course covers ground from Bernard
Read moreScholars of leadership sometimes neglect a fundamentally important leadership concept—leadership of the self. Yesterday, I delivered remarks at Arizona State University on John Stuart Mill and economic freedom. I argued that, for Mill, economic freedom is less about efficiency and
Read moreAs readers know, I am teaching a class this semester on competition, cooperation, and choice. We have already had fascinating discussions about the conflicting incentives people face in individual and group settings. Students raised good questions about whether reputation effects
Read moreAs readers know, we have recently undertaken an extensive renovation in Jepson Hall, transforming an auditorium into our new ethics suite, comprising a state-of-the-art classroom, small conference room, and offices. I was excited to watch the progress of the renovations
Read moreIn the late nineteenth century, the economist F. Y. Edgeworth foresaw the development of the hedonometer, a tool that would measure the pleasure a person felt as a result of consuming various goods. The device would allow us to compare
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