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SIPA and The Simpsons

I am not what you would call an avid follower of The Simpsons television show, however I do watch it occasionally and have always been impressed with the way the creators integrate “real” people into episodes.

Recently I received an email from an alumnus of our program notifying me that a SIPA faculty member was mentioned in an episode.  Jagdish Bhagwati is professor at SIPA and from what I understand, what you see below is a ballot created on the show to help guess the winners of Nobel prizes.  One SIPA professor, Joseph Stiglitz, actually did win the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001.

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Mohammed Yunus: Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism

As mentioned a few weeks ago on this blog, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Muhammad Yunus, visited SIPA and outlined his vision for a new business model in his talk on ” Creating A World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism.” The event was co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Human Rights, Center for the Humanities, SIPA’s Economic & Political Development Concentration, and Committee on Global Thought.

We are happy to say that his full talk is available for your viewing.  Simply click here to view the video.  The whole presentation is 71 minutes in length.

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—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs

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