News Clips: Week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3

Dec 29 2015

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.

14 states in US all set to raise wages
Oman Tribune (quotes Alan Krueger)

La campaña de Estados Unidos deja aparcada la economía
Internacional - EL PAÍS (quotes Julian Zelizer)

A harrowing look at U.S. opiate nightmare
The Pueblo Chieftain (quotes Angus Deaton)

Disparada de Donald Trump expõe dilema de Partido Republicano
Folha de S.Paulo (quotes Julian Zelizer)

How is the economy doing?
Ceylon Today (quotes Markus Prior)

Yellen's Job Puzzle: Why Are 20-Somethings Retiring?
Yahoo!7 Finance (quotes Alan Blinder)

Minimum wage hikes in 14 states in 2016: How high will they go?
The Christian Science Monitor (quotes Alan Krueger)

Candidates Diverge Widely on Taxes, Growth and Lifting the Middle Class
The Wall Street Journal (mentions Alan Blinder)

How has Menendez's indictment affected his Senate duties?
NJ.com (quotes Julian Zelizer)

Phoenix Moment review: This could be the new Left manifesto
Hindustan Times (mentions Angus Deaton)

Wish list 2016
The Economic Times (blog) (mentions Angus Deaton)

14 states ring in 2016 with wage increases
NewsQuench (quotes Alan Krueger)

Federal minimum wage slightly rises in 14 US states
Press TV (quotes Alan Krueger)

Donald Trump's strategy of attacking Bill Clinton may not work: Experts
The Financial Express (quotes Julian Zelizer)

Upcoming Book Forum: Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World
Cato Institute (blog) (quotes Angus Deaton)

The Danish Model - Don't Try This at Home
Cato Institute (mentions Angus Deaton)

Who Gets Excluded From the Modern Economy?
The Atlantic (mentions Angus Deaton)

New year brings minimum wage hikes for Americans in 14 states
Reuters (quotes Alan Krueger)

How Is the Economy Doing? It May Depend on Your Party, and $1
The New York Times (quotes Markus Prior)

Divining the Path Ahead for the Fed
Bloomberg (video of interview with Alan Blinder)

Seven questions for the new year
CNN (by Julian Zelizer)

The Far-Right Politics of Poland
The Takeaway (blog) (podcast of interview with Kim Lane Scheppele)

Technology For Human Cloning Exists Though It Is Opposed By Public Opinion
Counsel & Heal (quotes Lee Silver)

Q&A: New worker classification needed for 'gig economy'
Reuters (mentions Alan Krueger)

News Analysis: Trump's strategy of attacking former President Bill Clinton may not work; experts
Xinhua (quotes Julian Zelizer)

The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
HBList.org (video featuring Angus Deaton)

Wealth Matters: Can money make you happy?
OurWindsor.ca (mentions Angus Deaton)

Peter Foster: Why threats to Canada's oil industry may be even worse next year
Financial Post (mentions Angus Deaton)

Why Most Of The Studies You Read About Are Wrong
Forbes (mentions Angus Deaton)

Meet the Lawyer Challenging the Food-Delivery Industry
Eater (mentions Alan Krueger)

A confident Clinton well poised for 2016 US presidential race
Xinhua (quotes Julian Zelizer)

Human Cloning: Technology Is There, Public Approval Is Not
Headlines & Global News (quotes Lee Silver)

Most of those without Medicaid are the working poor
USA TODAY (mentions Alan Krueger)

Where in the US the minimum wage will rise on Jan. 1 - and why it matters
Quartz (mentions Alan Krueger)

Opinion: 7 questions for the new year
WCTI12.com (by Julian Zelizer)

Which President Had the Best Last Year in Office?
POLITICO Magazine (quotes Meg Jacobs and Julian Zelizer)

Human cloning possible but remains 'abhorrent' in minds of public
CBC.ca (quotes Lee Silver)

These 5 charts prove that the economy does better under Democratic presidents
Salon (quotes Alan Blinder and Mark Watson, mentions Anne Case)

Telegrams that infuriated Nixon and Kissinger
The Daily Star (quotes Gary Bass)

Pak govt's reaction to Bangladesh hangings justified
The News International (mentions Gary Bass)