More from the University of Chicago Magazine

• On the line
  For agencies serving the poor, the recession took a double toll: just when need rose, funding began to fall.

• Chicago schooled
  The visible hand of the recession has revitalized critics of the Chicago School of Economics.

• Matters of life and debt
  In February 2007 the University committed $50 million to increase graduate-student funding. The promise remains, but the ends are harder to meet.

• It’s how you tweet people
  Getting laid off pushed a marketing expert to use social-networking tools for her job search—tools that became her new area of expertise.

• Glimpses: Justin Yifu Lin, PhD’86
  World Bank chief economist helps developing countries cope with the financial crisis.

• Was Cash for Clunkers penny-wise?
  Economist Allen Sanderson argues against an editor’s recent transaction.