Epstein Secrets

n to Harvard University to support a newly recruited professor's research in the field of mathematical biology. A spokeswoman for Harvard president Lawrence H. Summers confirmed Friday that Epstein's contribution will support the research of Martin A. Nowak, who is scheduled to join the Harvard faculty on July 1.

dy, uses advanced mathematics to model human behavior and to study evolutionary theory, viruses and cancers. He was recruited to Harvard as part of Summers' commitment to grant tenure to young professors and those who do interdisciplinary research. The self-educated Epstein is both a longtime Harvard c

(University of California, Berkeley), Ashwin Ram (Georgia Institute of Technology), Doug Riecken (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center), Roger Schenk (Carnegie Mellon University), Mary Shepard (Cycorp), Push Singh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jeffrey Mark Siskind rdue University), Aaron Sloman (University of Bi

dy, uses advanced mathematics to model human behavior and to study evolutionary theory, viruses and cancers. He was recruited to Harvard as part of Summers' commitment to grant tenure to young professors and those who do interdisciplinary research. The self-educated Epstein is both a longtime Harvard c

(University of California, Berkeley), Ashwin Ram (Georgia Institute of Technology), Doug Riecken (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center), Roger Schank (Carnegie Mellon University), Mary Shepard (Cycorp), Push Singh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jelivlark Siskind (Purdue University), Aaron Sloman (University of Bir

uctivity growth. In a forthcoming and comprehensive paper titled “Seven Reasons to Be Optimistic About Productivity,”?* Professors Lee Branstetter of Carnegie Mellon University and Daniel Sichel of Wellesley College show that periods of low productivity growth have been followed by periods of high productivity growth since 1

g Power,” Academy of Political Science, 1934. Alvin H. Hansen, “Economic Progress and Declining Population Growth,” American Economic Review, 1939. Lawrence H. Summers, “Remarks,” speech delivered at he Fourteenth Jacques Polak nternational Monetary Fund Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C., November 8, 2013