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News September 27, 2017
Felten, Krueger Join Rework America Task Force
Princeton professors Edward Felten and Alan Krueger will serve on a new task force aimed at transforming America’s labor market to a 21st century, skills-driven model.Formed by the Markle Foundation, the Rework America Task Force (Rework America) brings together a coalition of influential leaders with diverse backgrounds and experience. The goal is to develop policy on how to fix what many believe is America’s broken labor market.Across the country, six-million-plus jobs are unfilled because employers cannot find skilled workers, yet millions of Americans with in-demand skills, or job seekers who are capable of obtaining those skills, are unemployed…
News September 25, 2017
News Clips: Week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.'Medicare Is a Bank Without Security Guards:' Media Executive David Goldhill Debates Princeton's Paul StarrReason (Paul Starr)Investors Chronicle: Saga, Mitchells & Butlers, QuixantFinancial Times (Atif Mian)Opioid Crisis Has Frightening Parallels to Drug Epidemic of Late 1800sLive Science (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)Trump met with Kevin Warsh amid quest to fill Fed chair jobCNBC (Alan Blinder)Oh SNAP! It’s Been 40 Years…
News September 18, 2017
News Clips: Week of Sept. 18 - 24
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Virgil: America first or America last? Trump abandons campaign promise to sacrifice more Americans to the Afghanistan meat grinderBreitbart (Martin Gilens)Capitalism: The Nightmaretruthdig (Martin Gilens)Blaming the PeopleThe Nation. (Martin Gilens)American Democracy Is Drowning in MoneyThe New York Times (Martin Gilens)Iran's Holding of 2 Americans Is Illegal, UN Experts FindThe New York Times (Stephen Kotkin)Trump's chance to…
News September 13, 2017
Keohane Wins Balzan Prize for International Relations
The International Balzan Foundation has awarded Professor Robert O. Keohane the 2016* Balzan Prize for International Relations, History and Theory. The prize comes with an award of $790,000, half of which must be spent to finance research projects conducted by young scholars or scientists.Keohane is professor of public and international affairs, emeritus, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. His prize will be presented during an award ceremony in Berne, Switzerland, on Nov. 17, 2017.The only previous winner of the prize in International Relations, History and Theory was Professor Stanley Hoffmann of…
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News September 12, 2017
Goldman Named Vice President Elect of the Population Association of America
Noreen Goldman, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Demography and Public Affairs, was named vice president elect of the Population Association of America (PAA). Her term will begin Jan. 1, 2018.The Population Association of America is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization that promotes research on population issues. It is comprised of around 3,000 demographers, sociologists, economists, public health professionals and others interested in the population field.As vice president, Goldman, who also is a faculty associate at Princeton’s Office of Population Research, will work with the president on issues related to Population Association of America…
News September 11, 2017
News Clips: Week of Sept. 11 - 17
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Bill Galston and Bill Kristol's New Center Project Takes Aim at the Tech OligarchsDaily Beast (Alan Krueger)Study: Opioids Have Direct Impact on Men's Participation in U.S. Labor ForceTriplePundit (Alan Krueger)Opioid prescription abuse possibly behind decline in labor force participationBuilder (Alan Krueger)The cost of the opioid crisisThe New Yorker (Alan Krueger)How to be happy: volunteer and stay married, new U.S. study…
News September 04, 2017
News Clips: Week of Sept. 4 - 10
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Drug Addiction May Be Keeping Millions Of Adults Out Of The WorkforceThe Daily Caller (Alan Krueger)Economist Discovers Link Between Increased Opioid Prescriptions and UnemploymentMerry Jane (Alan Krueger)Opioids put jobs at riskNews-PressNow.com (Alan Krueger)The prevalence of painkiller use among unemployed menSentinelSource.com (Alan Krueger)Opioid impact on employment in U.S. exploredTRIB Live (Alan Krueger)Business news in…
News August 28, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 3
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Princeton’s Michael Oppenheimer, Michael Mann says global warming makes Hurricane Harvey, other storms worseThe Global Dispatch (Michael Oppenheimer)AP Hypes Harvey as Sign of 'More Intense Hurricanes in the Future'NewsBusters (Michael Oppenheimer)Harvey “should serve as a warning,” climate scientist saysKELO (Michael Oppenheimer)Environmentalists attack Trump for climate policies amid Texas visitWashington Examiner (Michael…
News August 25, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 21 - 27
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Again breaking ground, Trump takes the permanent campaign to new heightsLos Angeles Times (Julian Zelizer)These Daily Habits Will Make You Happier, Says Catholic PsychiatristNational Catholic Register (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)A big idea: 'Electoral funding vouchers'Newsroom (Martin Gilens)US monopoly power and the stock market boomSTLtoday.com (Jan De Loecker)Can Trump Team Revive Israeli-Arab Peace Process?World Israel News…
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News August 22, 2017
Innovating at the Top of Government in Conflict-Affected Areas
A two-day meeting convened government officials from conflict-affected areas Aug. 9-10 on the Princeton University campus to discuss how centers of government can best coordinate and communicate in difficult circumstances.The event — “Functioning Centers of Government in Fragile and Conflict-Affect Settings: What Works?” — was sponsored by Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS), based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and was part of a collaboration to foster innovation and an exchange of experience at the very top of government. Those in attendance included senior leaders from Africa, United Nations officers as…
News August 20, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 14 - 20
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.When CEOs sound more like the president than the actual presidentWashington Post (Julian Zelizer)More Sunny Days Are Likely Ahead for the U.S. EconomyThe Wall Street Journal (Alan Blinder)Amateur Hour: Axios Reporter Reveals Incompetence of His WH SourcesBreitbart News (Paul Starr)70 years of Indian Economy: A whistle stop tourLivemint (Atul Kohli)Minorities, the elderly and women are drinking much more alcoholThe Economist …
News August 10, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 7 - 13
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.It's Time to Stop Asking Whether Human Genetic Engineering “Should” Happen and Start Planning to Manage it SafelyHuffPost (Lee Silver)Is the United States in Decline?The American Conservative (G. John Ikenberry)Former top national security officials urge Trump to stick to Iran nuclear dealJewish Journal (Daniel Kurtzer)Supreme Court decision on gay marriage shapes perception of social norms, studies concludeABA Journal …
News August 02, 2017
News Clips: Week of July 31 - Aug. 6
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.FACT CHECK: BEFORE YOU BELIEVE TRUMP’S TWEETS ABOUT HIS ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FACTSYnaija (Alan Blinder)The Walls We Won't Tear DownNew York Times (Douglas Massey)Analysis: A destroyer on the campaign trail, Trump struggles to build legacy as presidentPhiladelphia Inquirer (Julian Zelizer)Analysis: Trump turns to Russia probe to poke at his criticsWashington Post (Julian Zelizer)Princeton course explores …
News July 27, 2017
News Clips: Week of July 24 - 30
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Trump: I’m very ‘disappointed’ in Jeff SessionsNew York Post (Julian Zelizer)Top economists debate the state of the U.S. labor marketBloomberg (Alan Krueger)Blinder Says Gary Cohn Is a 'Market Guy'Bloomberg (Alan Blinder)Health Care Is Still in DangerThe New York Times (Paul Krugman)Blinder Sees Limited Economic Impact From GOP Health BillBloomberg (Alan Blinder)Can School Choice Reduce Crime?American Spectator (Will Dobbie)US…
News July 20, 2017
News Clips: Week of July 17 - 23
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Here's Why Yellen's Fed Cares About America's Opioid EpidemicBloomberg (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)Did the Rodney King video change anything?CNN (Julian Zelizer)Poland's government is putting the courts under its controlThe Economist (Kim Lane Scheppele)Wife of Xiyue Wang, US-Chinese Princeton historian held in Iran, pleads for his releaseSouth China Morning Post (Stephen Kotkin)Soaring household debt a dangerous, overlooked…