Episode 60: Kirk Doran
Ethics and Culture Cast
Kirk Doran is the Henkels Family Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. Doran received his B.A. in Physics from Harvard University in 2002, his S.M. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 2002, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University in 2008, where his dissertation won Princeton's labor economics dissertation award. Doran's research focuses on issues in labor economics, innovation economics, and international migration, with a particular focus on human capital complementarities. His work has examined the implications of large migrations of top scientists on the productivity and knowledge generation of their peers. Recent work has focused on the role of externalities, collaboration, and geographic distance in knowledge production, the impact of top prizes on the intellectual content of their recipient's work, and the impact of highly skilled immigrants on firms which randomly receive them. Special Guest: Kirk Doran. Links: * Kirk Doran's Faculty Page — Kirk Doran is the Henkels Family Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. * Mor(al) Philosophy with Brian — Mor(al) philosophy with Brian #philosophy #philosophical #think #wisdom #utilitarianism #effectivealtruism #ethics101 #objections #argument #virtue * St. Thomas More Academy, South Bend — St. Thomas More Academy is a private, independent classical liberal arts school in the Catholic tradition. It is located in South Bend, Indiana, and presently serves students in grades K–5. * Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque