CPU Newsletter

October 17, 2005

CPU EVENTS: Benjamin Friedman: The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth (Monday, 10/24, 7:30PM)

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Benjamin Friedman, Professor of Political Economy, Harvard
University: "The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth" (Monday,
10/24, 7:30PM, Location TBD)

2. Join the CPU Alumni Listserv

3. CPU Mayoral Election Guide coming soon!
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1. The CPU Proudly Presents: Benjamin Friedman, "The Moral
Consequences of Economic Growth"

Date: Monday, 10/24
Time: 7:30PM
Location: TBD

Description: Benjamin M. Friedman is the William Joseph Maier
Professor of Political Economy, and formerly Chairman of the
Department of Economics, at Harvard University. His book, Day of
Reckoning: The Consequences of American Economic Policy Under
Reagan and After, received the George S. Eccles Prize, awarded
annually by Columbia University for excellence in writing about
economics. Most recently, he is the 2005 recipient of the John R.
Commons Award, presented every two years by Omicron Delta Epsilon,
the International Honor Society for Economics, in recognition of
achievements in economics and contributions to the economics
profession.

In addition to Day of Reckoning, Dr. Friedman is the author or
editor of eleven books aimed at an audience consisting primarily of
economists and economic policymakers, as well as the author of over
one hundred articles on economics and economic policy published in
numerous journals. He is also a frequent contributor to newspaper
op-ed pages and to other publications, especially The New York
Review of Books.

Apart from his writing and teaching, Dr. Friedman's current
professional activities include serving as a director of several
American companies, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He is
also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He and his wife
Barbara, and their two sons, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

**There will be a book-signing following Dr. Friedman's discussion.
For a description of his new book, please visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679448918/102-2713584-1495360?v=glance**

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