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News January 20, 2017
International Crisis Group to Offer Fellowships Focusing on the Economics of Conflict
The International Crisis Group (ICG) is partnering with Princeton University’s Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) project to launch a new postdoctoral fellowship program focusing on the economics of conflict.Founded in 1995, the ICG is an independent nongovernmental organization that aims to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. Its network of independent, field-based experts provides detailed analysis on approximately 70 active and potential conflicts worldwide.The new two-year fellowship program starting in fall 2017 aims to recruit the next generation of top conflict scholars with expertise in economics, political…
News January 19, 2017
News Clips: Week of Jan. 16 - 22
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.Politicians Must Take More Notice of Inclusion, Deaton SaysBloomberg (Angus Deaton)Trump's Inaugural Speech Was Radically Populist and HypocriticalHaaretz (Angus Deaton)Does More Money Change What We Value at Work?onrec.com (Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman)Opinion: It's the economists, stupidABS-CBN News (Angus Deaton)Use Brexit to cut £1.4bn from foreign aid bill, ministers are told: Think tank says budget should be put on a …
News January 11, 2017
News Clips: Week of Jan. 9 - 15
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.Governments grapple with globalisation backlashYahoo! (Angus Deaton)Pope praises performance on poor, Pell ponders president-electThe Weekend Australian (Angus Deaton)Davos: who has rocked up with global elite?The Weekend Australian (Angus Deaton)Davos 2017: what to expect as global leaders gather ahead of Donald Trump's inaugurationThe Telegraph (Angus Deaton)Quote of the week: Angus DeatonThe World Bank (Angus Deaton)What…
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News January 09, 2017
Eisgruber Receives Navy Distinguished Public Service Award
News January 03, 2017
News Clips: Week of Jan. 2 - 8
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.Getting past the globalization bogeymanNew Europe (by Angus Deaton)Trumponomics gets the thumbs down from Nobel-winning economistsThe Sydney Morning Herald (Angus Deaton)Scots’ letters to bank head office were amarvel of clarity and succinctnessFinancial Times (Angus Deaton)Trumponomics Gets The Thumbs Down From Nobel-Winning EconomistsBloomberg Markets (Angus Deaton)Top Economists Grapple With Public Disdain for Initiatives…
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News January 03, 2017
Committee Seeks Input on Permanent Marker of Wilson’s Legacy
A committee to establish a marker at the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs that "educates the campus community and others about the positive and negative dimensions of Wilson's legacy" welcomes input from Princeton students, alumni, faculty and staff through a new website.The site encourages people to comment on the form of the marker as well as what part or parts of Wilson's legacy it should emphasize. Those interested in sharing their thoughts with the committee should complete the brief survey, which will remain open through Jan. 31."We have been carefully considering the various forms a marker could take, including…
News December 27, 2016
News Clips: Week of Dec. 26 - Jan. 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.We're Frogs and Automation Is Boiling WaterInverse Innovation (mentions Anne Case and Angus Deaton)Evening briefing: Gardai are seeking the public's help in locating a missing teenager. Catch up on all the headlinesIrish Examiner (Angus Deaton)Getting past the globalisation bogeymanThe Straits Times (Angus Deaton)Americans are dying younger. Will the government do anything about it?The Washington Post (quotes Anne Case)Can…
News December 20, 2016
News Clips: Week of Dec. 19 - 25
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.Costa Rica modernized without wrecking the environmentCostaRica.com (Angus Deaton)Nobel economist Angus Deaton on a year of political earthquakesFinancial Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)A controversial American school chain and the battle to teach Africa's childrenQuartz (Angus Deaton)Nobel economist Angus Deaton: Workers should be far more concerned about driverless cars than China tradeAmerican Enterprise Institute (Anne…
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News December 19, 2016
Climate Policy Simulator Forces Users to Confront Ethics and Science Behind Policy Choices
Responding to the challenges of climate change depends both on scientific assessment as well as value judgments by citizens, academics and policymakers.To explain the interconnectivity of science and value judgments, Princeton University’s Climate Futures Initiative (CFI) has launched a climate policy simulator that enables users to explore possible scenarios regarding emissions, temperatures and carbon prices.Through a series of web pages, the user is asked questions that elicit their personal values about how to trade off conflicting interests of different populations that are affected by climate change or mitigation efforts. These moral questions…
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News December 15, 2016
Book by Brunnermeier, James, Landau Named to The Economist’s Books of the Year List
“The Euro and the Battle of Ideas,” co-authored by professors based at Princeton University and SciencesPo, has been named to The Economist’s Books of the Year 2016 list.Published by Princeton University Press, the book was written by Markus Brunnermeier, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Economics at Princeton; Harold James, the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies and professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and Jean-Pierre Landau, professor of economics at SciencesPo, former deputy governor of the Banque de France and director of the…
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News December 14, 2016
Weber Receives Distinguished Achievement Award from Society for Risk Analysis
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has awarded Elke U. Weber with the Distinguished Achievement Award, the society’s highest honor. This award is presented to an individual for extraordinary achievement in science or public policy relating to risk analysis.Weber is the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment and professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. She is an expert on behavioral modes of decision-making under scenarios involving risk and uncertainty, especially those related to…
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News December 14, 2016
Case and Deaton Named Recipients of 2017 Franklin Founder Award
Anne Case MPA ’83, Ph.D. ’88 and Sir Angus Deaton have been named recipients of the 2017 Franklin Founder Award by the organization Celebration! of Benjamin Franklin, Founder.The two will be honored at a luncheon on Jan. 13, 2017, part of an annual event that celebrates the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and highlights a theme that connects Franklin’s work to current social issues and concerns.Case and Deaton’s body of research serves as the bedrock of the 2017 theme, “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? Increasing Prosperity and Rising Inequality.” Case and Deaton's 2015 paper, "Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in…
News December 13, 2016
News Clips: Week of Dec. 12 - 18
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.Conservatives can increase chances by decreasing happinessCFJC Today (Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman)Costa Rica modernized without wrecking the environment. Here’s how.grist.org (Angus Deaton)Americans deserve economic security, not anxietyThe Hill (Angus Deaton)We visited one of America's sickest counties. We're afraid it's about to get worse.Vox (Angus Deaton)Obama cozied up to China and battled Putin. Trump is doing the…
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News December 13, 2016
Bloomberg Names “Democracy for Realists” One of the Best Books of 2016
A book written by Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels was named one of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2016.Published by Princeton University Press, “Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government,” reveals how voters typically choose parties and candidates based on social and partisan ideals — not political issues. The authors argue that democratic theory should be rooted in identity groups and political parties instead of being based on individual voter preferences.Christopher H. Achen is the Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences and professor of politics at Princeton University, and a faculty associate at the…
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News December 08, 2016
Anne Holton, Princeton Alumna with Career Devoted to Public Service, Named Baccalaureate Speaker