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... but an event that those of you with an interest in politics might enjoy attending: Jennifer J. Raab, President, Hunter College and Patricia Duff, Founder and President, The Common Good cordially invite you to attend ELECTION INSURRECTION: THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS 2010 Wednesday, October 13 Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College East 68 th Street (between Park & Lexington Avenues) On Wednesday, October 13,  The Common Good  and the  Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College  join forces to present "Election Insurrection: The Mid-Term Elections 2010."   This timely forum brings together America's top political journalists with an authoritative range of strategists from across the political spectrum to discuss the importance -- and likely impact -- of the November Congressional and gubernatorial elections. Please join us for this vital and enlightening evening of discussion and debate. Moderator: ...

  To help at the annual Buttonwood conference which will be held at the CUNY Graduate Center, Oct. 25-26, 2010.   This is a high-level policy/academic conference sponsored by The Economist to "draw together leading policymakers, banking executives and regulators to discuss restoring trust in the financial system and evaluate our place on the road to recovery."  Confirmed speakers for this year include influential thinkers and policymakers including: Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Orszag, Mervyn King, Robert Rubin, Laura Tyson, Mohamed El-Erian, and others.  More information at the conference site. Should you be interested in getting involved send Arielle Koreyasu an email ( buttonwood.volunteers[at]gmail.com) with the information below along with the shifts you're available to work: First and Last Name: University/College Age Expected Graduation year SHIFTS: October 24 (Setup day): 10am-2pm, 12-4pm October 25 (day one): 10:30am-2:30pm, 2:15-6:15...

Chapter 3 of the Feenstra/Taylor textbook begins with an extended discussion of the rise of President Evo Morales of Bolivia -- the first Aymara President in the country's near 200 year history in a predominantly indigenous population country.  The discussion centers on his partial nationalization of the gas industry, or more precisely, his renegotiation of the terms of revenue sharing rules from Bolivia's vast newly developed natural gas fields (for more background on this issue in Bolivia, read up on the so called  gas conflict ). The textbook discussion is meant to illustrate the distributional conflicts that sometimes arise when a country opens to trade, an issue that is analyzed in that chapter with the Specific Factors Model.   The event will take place Monday September 20th at Kaye Playhouse auditorium (North building) and starts at 1:15pm but might want to arrive a bit earlier to get past the extra security screening.  Here is a copy of the offi...