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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: August 9, 2013
In her ongoing exploration of challenges getting ‘good science’ and economics education into the media and public discourse, Economics Professor Christine Ries was broadcast on Thursday and Friday, August 8 and 9, WYAY-FM 106.7, Atlanta. She was asked to assess a newly released study that missed the overall economic realities of pro-growth tax reform program. Her interview and Anchor Scott Kimbler’s summary refocused public attention on the basic rule of tax policy for healthy economies – tax at low rates over a broad base.