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Ross Levine, Professor & 12th Most Cited Economist – Bringing Passion to Research & the Classroom
Haas Faculty
48 minutes
5 years ago
Ross Levine, Professor & 12th Most Cited Economist – Bringing Passion to Research & the Classroom
H@H: Ep 29 – On this week’s episode host, Paulina Lee is joined by Professor Ross Levine. Ross shares how he became an economist, working inside at the World Bank, & his journey to Haas.
He discusses some of his research (full list available):
16:17 - The link between corporate social responsibility and a firm’s resilience during the COVID economic shock
25:29 - Changes in banking regulation and its impact on firms and racial discrimination
31:47 - If there’s a shock to the competitive environment facing a firm, do they increase or decrease corporate social responsibility?
And shares his passion for his students: “Because the class was so into everything, it made it easy and exciting for me to try to be the best version of it with myself and to give as much as I could to the class.”
Haas Faculty
The Haas Faculty Podcast is a Berkeley Haas Podcast featuring Berkeley Haas accomplished faculty members who teach and mentor the next business leaders.