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concerns, one could offset the burden of the carbon tax on the poor by adjusting existing programs that specifically help the poor. As one possibility within the tax system, one could adjust existing income tax credits for low-income groups. Bottom line: A carbon tax with offsetting tax adjustments elsewhere can be both an efficient and equitable way to lower carbon dioxide emissions. Priscilla St.Clair Associate Professor of Economics Read more claims Read Previous Upright dignity Read Next When China

March 1, 2013 Peace forum livestreamed at PLU Three speakers at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be livestreamed at PLU on March 8,9 and 10. Discussion by faculty will follow. March 8: The first lecture will be by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the father of the micro-credit movement, and it will be streamed live at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 8  in room 133 of the Anderson University Center. Faculty-led discussion will be led by professors Priscilla St. Clair (economics), and Mark Mulder and Fern

Economic History website. Initiated in 2016, the Benson Summer Research Fellowships are funded by the Benson Family Foundation at Pacific Lutheran University and administered by Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair. The results of research will be presented in the 2018-2019 academic year on campus. Typically, team members also present their findings to the larger community through conferences and other written work. Read Previous Healthcare Economics: An Interview with Teresa Hackler and Karen Travis

research and write a significant research project on Northwest business and economic history. Each original project was supported by a generous donation from the Benson Family Foundation, and also the expert guidance of faculty members Beth Kraig (History), Karen Travis (Economics), and Rebekah Mergenthal (History), who worked with the students throughout the summer. Michael Diambri’s research project is entitled “A Queer Place: Exploring Historical Case Studies of Seattle’s Queer Bars and Clubs

tools to provide a learning opportunity and growth opportunities for anyone who has an interest in learning about investing, Willumsen said. “We’re trying to make the foundation,” he said. Any student who has an interest in investing is welcome, he said. This club isn’t limited to finance students. “I started with a blank sheet of paper,” Swanson said, an economics major. “I would have never have gone out on my own to learn how to invest anything.” He said it has provided a broader spectrum for how