Newsmakers

Frank talk about wealth, economic health, and happiness

By Professor Robert H. Frank

Robert H. Frank, Johnson professor of management and economics, regular columnist for The New York Times’ “Economic View,” and always a favorite of the press, has had an exceedingly popular voice on issues related to the “unimaginably stupid” decisions of the government of late (“The Rachel Maddow Show,” Sept. 5); his opposition to the spending cuts proposed by the debt ceiling deal (“Liberal debt deal revolt,” Wall Street Journal, Aug. 1); and whether wealth truly yields happiness (The Atlantic, July 2). Additionally, his new book, The Darwin Economy (reviewed here), is spurring great discussion from multiple voices in the media including the International Herald Tribune, New York Times Global edition (“Darwin, the Market Whiz,” Sept. 17).