Talk:Christina Romer
Request for a redirect
There should be a redirect from Christy Romer to Christina Romer. If you know how to do that, please do it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.142.50.92 (talk)
Harvard controversy
the discussion of the Harvard controversy should either be expanded or dropped. The reference to Alzheimer's and Faust is offensive. More importantly, this is a serious matter and requires some seriousness. Harvard's procedures mean that the only time outside faculty have input (through letters) is at the stage where Fausted vetoed the appointment. Harvard commissioned experts in Romer's field to evaluate her research. On that basis, Faust over-ruled the economics department. This happens all the time at other universities; a department tries to solve an internal political problem with an appointment to someone the profession does not respect very much.
What this means, in effect, is that Romer's peers at other institutions did not think highly of her research. To represent this as Faust being crazy is not fair to Harvard or anyone else.
The people quoted in the current article are not in a position to know anything about this...