EPISODE · Mar 2, 2020 · 41 MIN
Promotions, Demotions, & Emotions
from Present Value Podcast · host Present Value Podcast
Waldman discusses his decades of research into labor economics, including the role of job promotions, the benefits of lateral moves, and how resume padding may improve social welfare. He also describes his research in rational thinking, planned obsolescence, and product bundling and tying. He reflects on the personal life lessons he learned from his father, who survived the Holocaust. Professor Waldman teaches Economics at the CU MBA Program. He first joined Cornell in 1991 and received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from MIT and a PhD in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com Faculty Profile: Michael Waldman - Johnson Research: IDEAS / SSRN NY Times: Planned Obsolescence Article Faculty Last Lectures: 2016 - Michael Waldman
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Waldman discusses his decades of research into labor economics, including the role of job promotions, the benefits of lateral moves, and how resume padding may improve social welfare. He also describes his research in rational thinking, planned obsolescence, and product bundling and tying. He reflects on the personal life lessons he learned from his father, who survived the Holocaust.
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