News Clips: Week of May 30-June 5

Jun 02 2016

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.

Must-Read: Carles Boix and Frances Rosenbluth: Bones of Contention: The Political Economy of Height Inequality
Washington Center for Equitable Growth (Carles Boix)

Why Switzerland's Universal Basic Income referendum matters, even though it failed
Quartz (Angus Deaton)

First stop for Obama library archives? An empty furniture store in the 'burbs
Texarkana Gazette (Julian Zelizer)

The Latest: French president: Paris floods are 'exceptional'
SFGate (Michael Oppenheimer)

This Failure Resume By Nearbuy Founder Ankur Warikoo Has An Important Lesson For Us All
Inc42 Magazine (press release) (blog) (Johannes Haushofer)

There's no more jobs in the new 'gig' economy
New York Post (Alan Krueger)

Uber and the Sharing Economy: a new opportunity for Europe
Noodls (Alan Krueger)

Alan Kruger: da Uber e Airbnb la sharing economy vola
Trentino Corriere Alpi (Alan Krueger)

'Foreign aid: dump it'
The Express Tribune (Angus Deaton)

The Louvre enacts art evacuation plan as historic flooding hits Paris
Mother Nature Network (blog) (Michael Oppenheimer)

The Latest: French president: Paris floods are 'exceptional'
U.S. News & World Report (Michael Oppenheimer)

The Latest: French President: Paris Floods Are 'Exceptional'
The New York Times (Michael Oppenheimer)

Uwe Reinhardt: Support for traditional Medicare is based on trust
Physicians for a National Health Program (blog) (by Uwe Reinhardt)

Uwe Reinhardt: Support for traditional Medicare is based on trust
HealthBACON (by Uwe Reinhardt)

JAMA Forum: Why Many Medicare Beneficiaries Cling to an Allegedly Worse Deal
News at JAMA (by Uwe Reinhardt)

Macroeconomic cycles
The Chandigarh Tribune (Alan Blinder)

Trump's campaign ad spending was far from yuge
NJ.com (Julian Zelizer)

Saudi Arabia Is Iran's New National Security Threat
The World Post/Huffington Post (by Sayed Hossein Mousavian)

Long-term proverty and its effects on our children
Asian American Press (Eldar Shafir)

Economic progress since the Great Recession in Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Alan Blinder)

Confronting the Global Threat to Democracy
Project Syndicate (Harold James)

Clean Energy Is Key to Meeting the Goals of the Paris Climate Deal
World Politics Review (Robert Keohane)

Job Security? Forget about it.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Alan Krueger)

Hacer carrera es imposible: el nuevo mundo laboral, inseguro y precario
Transdoc.com.gt (Alan Krueger)

The dismal science behind today's on-demand jobs
Columbia Daily Herald (Alan Krueger)

The Last Decade of Workforce Expansion is All "Gig" Work
MSN.com (Alan Krueger)

Alan Krueger on the Minimum Wage
Before It's News (video of Alan Krueger plenary session)

Alan Krueger on the Minimum Wage
Economist's View (video of Alan Krueger plenary session)

Alan Krueger on the Minimum Wage
Leaders - EconomicBlogs (video of Alan Krueger plenary session)

The outrage-and economics-of reselling Tragically Hip tickets
Macleans.ca (Alan Krueger)

Will America's job creators also 'feel the Bern'?
The Hill (blog) (Alan Krueger)

We're Still Not Sure What Causes Big Recessions
Bloomberg (Atif Mian)

Miracles we'll miss out on if we screw up artificial intelligence
seattlepi.com (Edward Felten)

Agreeing to disagree on NK
Korea Times (G. John Ikenberry)

Professor provoziert mit Lebenslauf des Scheiterns
MSN Deutschland (Johannes Haushofer)

Bewerben ist auch Glücksache
karriere.de (Johannes Haushofer)

The dismal science behind today's on-demand jobs
Standard-Examiner (Alan Krueger)

The billionaire crisis: easy come, easy go
FT Alphaville (Angus Deaton)

How security and privacy pros can help save the web from legal threats over vulnerability disclosure
Boing Boing (Ed Felten)

How has Alabama progressed since the Great Recession?
AL.com (Alan Blinder)

Why does Hillary Clinton say books by and about women make for 'easier' reading?
The Washington Post (Alan Blinder)

Calls for help: Race, sex, class affect access to mental health care
Princeton University (Elizabeth Armstrong)

Why It's So Difficult For Presidents To Ask For Less Energy Use
Lakeshore Public Media (podcast of interview with Meg Jacobs)

Why It's So Difficult For Presidents To Ask For Less Energy Use
WBUR Here & Now (podcase of interview with Meg Jacobs)

How an oil shortage in the 1970s shaped today's economic policy
Marketplace (podcast of interview with Meg Jacobs)

Leaked figures show spike in palm oil use for biodiesel in Europe
Wild Singapore (blog) (Tim Searchinger)

Brexit Warnings 'Vastly Overstated'
MSN UK (Video of interview with Ashoka Mody)

Leaked figures show spike in palm oil use for biodiesel in Europe
The Guardian (Tim Searchinger)

Group of 7 seeks way forward for aging, faltering economies
The Canadian Press (Ashoka Mody)

Bank of England's Brexit Warnings Slammed by Princeton Professor
Bloomberg (Ashoka Mody)

Donald Trump And Nick Hanauer: Business Success Is Not The Same As Economic Policy Success
Forbes (Alan Krueger)

Here's why the inventor of the internet supports basic income
Business Insider India (Angus Deaton)

Op-ed: Seeds of today's economy were sown in dark days of 2009
The Salt Lake Tribune (op-ed) (Alan Blinder)

Jason Furman: Economic progress in WV since recession, Obama presidency (Gazette)
Charleson Gazette-Mail (op-ed) (Alan Blinder)

The hidden downside to corporate America's fight for LGBT equality
Quartz (Martin Gilens)

Learn to fail better in school
The Middle Ground (Johannes Haushofer)

Elections deepen democracy if genuine - Kofi Annan
StarrFMonline.com (José Barroso)

U.S: - Yes, we may be headed toward a new Cold War
High North News (Michael O'Hanlon)

Obama's ex-economic advisor upbeat on M'sia's growth prospects
The Star Online (Alan Krueger)

Obama archives, truckloads and terabytes of them, coming to Hoffman Estates
Chicago Tribune (Julian Zelizer)

UWE REINHARDT ON FALLEN SOLDIERS
Politico (Uwe Reinhardt)

Higher minimum wages?
Times of Malta (Alan Krueger)

Post-capitalism? Or ultra-capitalism?
Workers' Liberty (Alan Krueger)

Labor's Share of Income Little Changed Since 1948
Heritage.org (Alan Krueger)

Stalin's Curse
Tablet Magazine (Stephen Kotkin)

The White House Is Finally Prepping for an AI-Powered Future
WIRED (Ed Felten)

One way to predict economic slumps
Education Post (Atif Mian)

Why the taxi industry is in Uber trouble
INTHEBLACK (Alan Krueger)

O que o currículo dos fracassos revela sobre a carreira
Valor Econômico (Johannes Haushofer)