Remembering Bob Prasch

From Alaa Amr ’17

Professor Prasch was a remarkable man; even his 1:30 class on the Tuesday right before Thanksgiving break was attended by at least ten students. unheard of. He didn’t just teach a syllabus, he was a man with a wealth of knowledge and a great sense of humor to go with it. He would always slow down to ask; “so far so good?” He was the economist to always remind us of the difference between labor and broccoli while drawing similarities between (Kenyan) peasants and wall street bankers. He would have loved to teach a class about financial markets’ history but “it’s all about financial institutions dodging laws anyway.” In fact, he was ready to revolutionize our approach to economics by proposing an intro to economics that explained the legal and cooperate system that gave rise to the so called markets.

Professor Prasch, you are badly missed already, and the chances of us forgetting you “is zero to none and I am rounding off here.” Now and forever in our hearts and on our minds. May you rest in peace.

Alaa Amr ’17

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