Channel 6: How’s the Economy Now?
Did an extended interview with Stephanie Kolb of WLNS, Channel 6 about the economy today. We mostly discussed the recent minor increase in the MI unemployment rate and the stock market reaching 10,000 yesterday.
Why was the Industrial Revolution British?
Why Was the Industrial Revolution Midlandish?
Leigh Shaw-Taylor writes: A podcast of Professor R.C. Allen’s, 2009 Tawney lecture, Why was the Industrial Revolution British?, given at the Economic History Society annual conference, is now available on the EHS website at http://www.ehs.org.uk/downloads.asp
http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/tawney2009/Tawney2009.html
via J. Bradford DeLong’s Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles.
Writing Class
Spoke to Jill Reglin’s Writing class about “Is the Recession Over?”. A copy of the presentation is available at:
Powerpoint File
Powerpoint File
MP3 audio of the lecture itself
It’s in powerpoint format (ppt). If you don’t have Microsoft Powerpoint, download OpenOffice from the “Free Software” page link at the top of this page. OpenOffice is free and will open Powerpoint, Word, and Excel documents.
Channel 6
Interviewed last night on Channel 6, WLNS by Candace Burns. Topic: General Motors released September sales numbers they are down 45 percent from last year, and they are 35% less than last August. We know that The Lansing Delta Township Plant is looking to start a third shift next April to build the Chevy Traverse, but could that change if the numbers don’t pick up?
A Short History of American Capitalism by Meyer Weinberg
A good book about U.S. economic history. It provides a counterpoint to the usual, cheerleader, US manifest destiny approach of many popular books. This focuses heavily on the lives of the majority of everyday Americans and also chronicles the rise of the American Capitalist model. It’s one of the few books that (IMHO) pays enough attention to the role of the invention of “corporations” in American economic history.
Available free pdf and html downloads/viewing. Also copies can be ordered quite cheaply.
Classroom Observation Training
Completed Lansing Community College’s “Classroom Observation Training” workshop about observing/mentoring fellow faculty.
Online Books
I made a presentation to LS Division faculty at Fall 2009 Kick-off meeting about online books. I shared our experience in Econ with the Taylor book and looked at different publishers’ strategies, as well as student concerns. Presentation here.
Channel 6
Interview w/ Ch 6 on GM Chevy Volt, it’s mileage, and importance to GM future
Students Put Me on Youtube
Check out this video on YouTube:
