Harvard Economics 2006 Recruitment

Oh, dear. You have to give John Campbell and Ed Glaeser credit for trying to get with the program by making this video for YouTube, an attempt to recruit economics grad students to Harvard.

But then you watch it...and...oh, dear. Where to start? The stilted artificiality of the whole thing? Professor Campbell's tie taking on a life of its own? Ed Glaeser's death grip on his own hands? The fact that two white male economists are encouraging you to contact the (of course) female assistant to make travel plans? The "director's" voice at the end, saying "okay" to signify that Campbell and Glaeser have successfully read their cue cards?

Choices, choices...  ¶ 11:08 AM