CategoriesPPE Research Speaker Series Erik Kimbrough Speaks on Norms and Ideology Erik Kimbrough from Chapman University will give a talk on the topic “How Norms Shape Ideology.” The talk will take place on February 5, 2020,…
CategoriesPPE Extracurricular Activities Banerjee and Duflo: Good Economics for Hard Times This semester, the PPE Reading Group will discuss Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book, Good Economics for Hard Times (2019). Together with Michael Kremer, Banerjee…
CategoriesPPE News PPE Events Spring 2020 This semester, the PPE Program will organize a biweekly reading group and a daylong discussion colloquium, as well as host two guest speakers. Erik Kimbrough…
CategoriesPPE Research Speaker Series J.P. Messina Speaks on Private Censorship J.P. Messina from the University of New Orleans will give a talk on the topic “The Ethics and Politics of Private Censorship.” The talk will…
CategoriesPPE Research Speaker Series Rosa Terlazzo Speaks on Adaptive Preference Interventions Rosa Terlazzo from the University of Rochester will give a talk on the topic “Paternalism and Adaptive Preference Interventions.” The talk will take place on…
CategoriesPPE Research Thomas Rowe Publishes on Risk and Unfairness Thomas Rowe (PPE Postdoctoral Fellow) published an article on “Risk and the Unfairness of Some Being Better Off at the Expense of Others,” in the…
CategoriesPPE News, PPE Undergraduate Club PPE Club Recognized as Local Chapter of the PPE Society Under the guidance of Davis Rosser (President), the PPE Club at Virginia Tech was recognized as an official Chapter of the international Philosophy, Politics, and…
CategoriesPPE Research Michael Moehler Speaks on Diversity and the Social Contract Michael Moehler, Director of the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, will give a talk on his most recent research on social contract theory and…
CategoriesPPE Research Speaker Series Charmaine Chua Speaks on Capitalism and Racial Inequality Charmaine Chua from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will give a talk on the topic “Fast Circulation, Slow Life: The Racial Fix of Logistics.”…
CategoriesPPE News, PPE Undergraduate Club PPE Club Participates in Gobblerfest The PPE Club at Virginia Tech successfully participated at this year’s Gobblerfest. Gobblerfest was conceived in 2008 as a festival welcoming people to the Blacksburg…
