The visible hand
of the recession
has revitalized
critics of the
Chicago School
of Economics.
For agencies serving the poor, the recession took a double toll: just when need rose, funding began to fall.
In February 2007 the University committed $50 million
to increase graduate-student funding. The promise remains,
but the ends are harder to meet.
Getting laid off pushed a marketing expert to use Twitter,
Facebook, and other social-networking tools for her job search—
tools that became her new area of expertise.
Glimpses
World Bank chief economist helps developing countries cope with the financial crisis.
Interactive
Who fouled up the economy? Chicago sports economist Allen Sanderson has seeded the teams. Vote on each matchup in our bracket to help determine who, or what, ultimately caused the deepest downturn since the Depression.
On the line
Matters of life and debt
