Henry George Lecture Presented at Scranton
At The University of Scranton’s of 36th Henry George Lecture, presented by Parag Pathak, Ph.D., the Class of 1922 Professor of Economics at MIT, are faculty from Scranton’s Department of Economics and Finance and student officers of Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international honor society for economics. First row, from left, Satyajit Ghosh, Ph.D., professor of economics and finance; John Ruddy, D.P.S., associate professor of economics and finance; Catherine Bryceland, a finance major from Bronxville, New York; guest speaker Dr. Parag Pathak; Kaitlyn Kruszewski, a finance major from Simsbury, Connecticut; and Aram Balagyozyan, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance. Back row: Edward Scahill, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance; Christos Pargianas, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance; Iordanis Petsas, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Economics and Finance Department; and Jinghan Cai, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance.Parag Pathak, Ph.D., the Class of 1922 Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presented “Still Worth the Trip? Modern-Era Busing and other Lessons from Urban School Reform” at The University of Scranton’s of 36th Henry George Lecture in November on campus. The founder of MIT’s Blueprint Labs, Dr. Pathak’s work on market design and education was recognized with several awards including a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal as the best American economist under age 40.
Considered the preeminent public lecture series on economics in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Henry George Lecture Series is presented by the University’s Economics and Finance Department and the campus chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international honor society for economics. Among the distinguished list of speakers who have spoken at previous lectures are ten winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics: Paul Romer (2018), Robert Shiller (2013), Tom Sargent (2011), Peter Diamond (2010), Paul Krugman (2008), Joseph Stiglitz (2001), George Akerlof (2001), Amartya Sen (1998), Robert Lucas (1995) and Robert Solow (1987). The lecture series is named in honor of the 19th century American economist and social reformer and is supported financially by a grant from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
Below, Dr. Pathak, is shown with faculty of The University of Scranton’s Economics and Finance Department. From left: Jinghan Cai, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance; John Ruddy, D.P.S., associate professor of economics and finance; Dr. Pathak; Edward Scahill, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance; Pedro Monteiro, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics and finance; Iordanis Petsas, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Economics and Finance Department; and Aram Balagyozyan, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance.
