Heidi Li FeldmanMar 9

“Lawrence Summers has lost his affiliation with America’s leading economics organization, the latest consequence for the former Treasury secretary and Harvard president stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

“The National Bureau of Economic Research said an ad hoc committee reviewed Summers’s conduct and recommended the termination of his appointment as a research associate with the organization.”

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/national-bureau-of-economic-research-cuts-ties-with-larry-summers-8a738075?mod=RSSMSN

Show threadMastodon MigrationMar 9

@heidilifeldman

So, like, did he do something illegal? Has the statute of limitations expired? Isn't this something we do anymore?

Show threadJ Miller

@mastodonmigration @heidilifeldman

As I understand it, he violated ethical guidelines in mentorship in a way that is unethical but not illegal.

I mean, he’s done plenty of distasteful stuff, but this was what specifically got the economists at the AEA to give him a lifetime ban.

Mar 9 at 11:50pmWeb