Debora L. Spar

Debora Spar was appointed President of Barnard College of Columbia University in January, 2008. [ [ http://www.nysun.com/article/70390] ] Spar is a 1984 graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Her Ph.D in government is from Harvard. Spar was formerly Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at Harvard Business School.

Research

Spar has written about the economics of the human fertility industry and the evolution of the Internet. [ [ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/education/30barnard.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin] ] Her work on the econimcs of fertility drew wide attention. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/health/28conv.html?ex=1298782800&en=997ea763a1eee4a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss An Economist Examines the Business of Fertility - New York Times ] ]

She has appeared on 60 Minutes, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, ABC World News Tonight, and in many newspapers and magazines. Her own articles have appeared in publications ranging from The New England Journal of Medicine to Foreign Affairs to The Review of International Political Economy. [ [http://www.barnard.edu/president/search/bio_spar.html Barnard College, Presidential Search ] ]

Books

* The Baby Business, Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
* Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth from the Compass to the Internet
* The Cooperative Edge: The Internal Politics of International Cartels
* Beyond Globalism: Remaking American Foreign Economic Policy

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