Author Archives: Ben

About Ben

Ben Mazzotta is the postdoctoral research fellow for inclusive growth at CEME.

Groups posted

Tweet Open season for swaps! Here are the groups for the contest tomorrow. O no! Cruel fate! Did you get the wrong group? Read on.

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Congratulations, Nick!

Tweet Nick Sullivan’s new book is out! Go get yourself a copy of Money, Real Quick: The Story of M-PESA (Guardian Books, 2012). Summary at CEME. (Amazon link)

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One day left!

Tweet Sign up by March 28 at 11:59pm! From Kim: All students – we love your enthusiasm and restraint. You are signing up in droves for financial lent  (no I am not Catholic and don’t observe lent but adhere to … Continue reading

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The Cashless Society – Slate Magazine

Tweet Slate Magazine has a series on the cashless society. The meme is alive and well, although the whole concept seems to be a novelty in the public mind. The Cashless Society – Slate Magazine. Seth Stevenson just closed his … Continue reading

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Signup stats as of today

Tweet 22 students have signed up so far…. Deadline to join is March 28.

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We’ve been scooped!

Tweet David Wolman visited Harvard Bookstore to talk about his excellent new book, The End of Money. He packed the house, no surprise. At the heart of David’s book is an experiment and the people it brought him to meet. … Continue reading

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Register here.

Tweet Registration for the smackdown is now closed. open! Thank you to our participants!

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Cashless vs. cardless contest

Tweet Students in Kim Wilson’s class (and anyone else) are invited to join in a week-long payments experiment. Students will be assigned to one of two groups, each of which fasts from a type of payments for seven days. The … Continue reading

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