#AcademicRunPlaylist - 8/3/24

I tried to stay inside more today, but I still was able to get out for some walks along with talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a great discussion with Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler on the history of the American office at the Hagley Museum and Library. Even if you're already familiar with the genesis of the action office and open plan, Kaufmann-Buhler provides tons of insight into how various factors shaped office design (I really liked the section covering the role of electric power) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AxPWOFgHZE

Next was a wide-ranging talk by Gabriel Zucman on inequality and taxation for companies and individuals in a globalized world at the LSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_tk-ZoW_YQ

Next was an interesting talk by Paula de la Cruz-Fernández on the intersection of sewing machines, business, and gender in Mexico and Spain from 1850-1940 at the Hagley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcrDPhUzPRc

Next was a symposium at the Royal Economic Society on home production and the allocation of time with Arthur Lewbel (Gary Becker's theories), Pierre Andre Chiappori (time allocation and marriage market matching), Pollak Robert (allocating household time), and Frederic Vermeulen (identification strategy for Becker's time allocation model) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoLsDGzKwA

Next was an excellent conversation with Sean Delehanty on the history of the shareholder value revolution at the Hagley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvIdXuXiN40

Next was a compelling talk by Roger Barker on the prevalence and fixes for short-termism in UK public companies at the Cambridge Faculty of Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6UnqGXbMw

Next was an engaging talk by Eric Hintz on American independent inventors in an era of corporate R&D at the Hagley. While I would've liked more quantitative data here to back up some of Hintz's assertions, the qualitative depth here is unmatched in most economic work on this important topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3t14iTqiis

Next was an insightful talk by Alon Kalay on information processing costs and corporate disclosures at Columbia Business School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RepK8KO7-N0

Next was an incredible talk by Katina Manko on the history of the Avon corporation at the Hagley. Manko traces the company through its processes, employees, and leadership over the decades to unpack a simultaneously archaic and modern organization that had a profound business and cultural impact. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAb58Zzu0jA

Next was a fascinating talk by Emery N. Brown on properties of the unconscious brain under general anesthesia at Brown University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkFqkWEgM0g

Last was an interesting talk by Li Cornfeld on the history of theatrical live performance for unveiling and promoting tech products at the Hagley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBHlLxRvc2M