Economist Greg Mankiw comments on his visit to Smith

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<p>Greg Mankiw, former Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, spoke at Smith earlier this week on his ideas of using "smart taxes" to address the problems of global climate change.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.smith.edu/economics/news.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.smith.edu/economics/news.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>His blog reports his impressions of Smith:</p>

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I had a great time at Smith: smart earnest students, dedicated faculty, beautiful campus, and a charming college town.

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<p><a href="http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-whereabouts-on-wednesday.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-whereabouts-on-wednesday.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Was he surprised or somethun? ;)</p>

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<p>Live from Smith: the D was among his audience at his appearance. She liked him a lot, was discussing the ins and outs of proposed carbon taxes.</p>

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<p>Just recently got back from dinner with D and three of her housemates. The usual: a bright, engaged, articulate group. One of them I would not want to face in an intellectual dark alley.</p>

<p>Intercepted one of D's non-major profs of whom D has spoken highly. She was pleased to meet me and campaigned that D really needs to get a Ph.D. in <em>her</em> field, not that of one of her majors. )Whereas a major mentor in one of her fields has said that she'd recommend D to top 10 programs, she understands why D doesn't want a Ph.D. in that field and respects it.)</p>

<p>I also had the privilege of sitting in on a music lesson (instrument technique)...do I ever approve of her teacher, a guy who plays with the Boston symphony, the Boston Pops, and others.</p>

<p>W, I owe you a PM, which will probably have to wait until I get home...I'm composing this in the lobby of the Autumn Inn.</p>