Nearly 40,000 people are killed in the U.S. every year in motor vehicle crashes. Experts estimate that more than 90% of motor vehicle crashes involve human error, and the theory is that by replacing human drivers with automation, this tragic human toll will largely be eliminated. While this theory is overly simplistic,…
"The Development Effects Of The Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java" (co-author: Benjamin Olken)https://scholar.harvard.edu/dell
LAPA’s seminar format encourages attendees to familiarize themselves with the paper in advance. A commentator opens the session by summarizing the main themes in the paper and presenting some topics for discussion.Copies of the seminar paper are typically available about 10 days before the event, during regular business hours,…
At C-PREE's David Bradford Energy and Environmental Seminar Series, scholars from various fields, mostly from outside of the University, present recent work or lead a discussion about a C-PREE-related topic. Attendance by Princeton students, faculty and staff is encouraged. All seminars are open to the public on a limited basis…
Ms. Mountford will be on campus to speak with Professor Ethan Kapstein's class and has agreed to join students to chat about her career. Ms. Mountford previously worked as Deputy Director of Environment for the OECD and is now with WRI as the Vice President for Climate and Economics. Those interested in climate change policy,…
This event is part of the “Conversations About Peace” series cosponsored with the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer is a lecturer and the S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern policy studies at the Woodrow Wilson…
