News Clips: Week of Nov. 2-8

Nov 02 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

Zelizer: Are GOP candidates floundering?
CNN  (written by Julian Zelizer)

As the age of autonomous vehicles nears, why are policy wonks focused on the past?
Los Angeles Times (OpEd written by Steven Strauss)

Three Receive UCSF Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Health
UCSF News Services  (mentions Shirley Tilghman)

A conversation with Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton After receiving the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize...
Daily Asian Age  (interview with Angus Deaton)

Angus Deaton: Who is he and Why Does he Matter?
St Andrews Foreign Affairs Review  (mentions Angus Deaton)

A Bigger Business is Not Necessarily Better
Contracting Business  (quotes Angus Deaton)

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Headed For Irreversible Collapse: How This Could Impact Global Populations
Tech Times  (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

World's Pledges To Reduce Carbon Emissions Aren't Enough To Tackle Climate Change, UN Warns
Huffington Post  (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

Krueger: Terrific Jobs Report, Mirrors Last Month's
Bloomberg  (features Alan Krueger)

Understanding Washington
Statehouse Report  (mentions Alan Blinder)

Which party has the better record on jobs, wages?
CNBC  (quotes Alan Blinder and Mark Watson)

Democracy dollars' can give every voter a real voice in American politics
The Washington Post (mentions Martin Gilens)

Sagging polls knock Christie off debate's main stage
Philly.com (quotes Julian Zelizer)

America's red state crisis
Christian Science Monitor (quotes Paul Starr)

Nobel season
Livemint (mentions Angus Deaton)

What's Driving Inequality: CEO Pay or Company Success?
Wall Street Journal (blog) (mentions Alan Krueger)

Just how solid is the case for the left's anti-inequality agenda?
American Enterprise Institute (quotes Alan Krueger)

A Closer Look At Changes In The Labor Market
Seeking Alpha (mentions Richard Rogerson)

Marco Rubio needs to check his numbers on the carbon tax
The Boston Globe (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

Restaurant Noise
Salt Lake City Weekly (mentions Martin Gilens)

Europe's Last Straw?
Project Syndicate (written by Harold James)

America's plutocrats should be very afraid: The one simple thing that can win back democracy
Salon (quotes Nolan McCarty)

Dating Profile Pictures: What They Actually Tell About You
Food World News (quotes Susan Fiske)

Meet a bid to boost flagging KMT campaign: Analysts
TODAYonline (quotes Aaron Friedberg)

Taiwan, China leaders to hold first meeting since end of civil war
Daily Times (quotes Aaron Friedberg)

Taiwan, China leaders to hold historic meeting in Singapore
Marianas Variety (quotes Aaron Friedberg)

Global Warming Fact: Almost Half Of America's Population Not Worried About Global Warming
Inquisitr (mentions Michael Oppenheimer)

Poll: Most Americans understand, aren't too worried about climate change
CBS News (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

Ponnuru: Should Republicans care about income inequality?
The Salt Lake Tribune (mentions Alan Krueger)

Rice's impact on graduate earnings ranked 1,271 of 1,275
The Rice Thresher (mentions Alan Krueger)

Prosperity under Democrats
Charleston Gazette-Mail (editorial) (quotes Alan Blinder and Mark Watson)

The beyond GDP myth: Why the government shouldn't try to maximise our happiness
City A.M. (mentions Angus Deaton)

How money can buy happiness
The Sunday Morning Herald (mentions Angus Deaton)

Essential Listening: Accurate Forecasters
CFA Institute Enterprising Investor (blog) (mentions Angus Deaton)

China's GDP data: Reasons to keep on believing
The Interpreter (mentions Angus Deaton)

Rulemaking and rulebreaking
Financial Times (mentions Angus Deaton)

America's labour market is not working
Financial Times (mentions Alan Krueger)

Should Republicans care about inequality?: Bloomberg View
OregonLive.com (mentions Alan Krueger)

As scientists worry about warming world, US public doesn't
The Seattle Times (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

Taiwan, China Leaders To Meet For First Time Since 1949
Huffington Post (quotes Aaron Friedberg)

Taiwan, China to Hold Historic Talks in Singapore
Newsweek (quotes Aaron Friedberg)

The Co-ops Collapse: How GOP & Insurers Undercut Obamacare's Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500k Uninsured
Democracy Now! (mentions Uwe Reinhardt)

How can we make a "political revolution"?
Socialist Worker Online (quotes Martin Gilens)

Media Coverage, Personal Anxiety Influence Facts During Disease Outbreak
Psychiatry Advisor (mentions Alin Coman)

7 Steps to an Effective U.S. Peace Policy
The National Interest (written by Daniel Kurtzer)

TransCanada Keystone pause seen giving Obama, Trudeau new start
Chicago Tribune (quotes Julian Zelizer)

Are Democratic presidents really better for the economy than Republican ones?
American Enterprise Institute (mentions Alan Blinder and Mark Watson)

Paul Krugman: GOP hopefuls lie about the Democrats' economic record because they can't run on their own
Salon (mentions Alan Blinder and Mark Watson)

Experts from all sectors convene to combat poverty and financial vulnerability
Canada NewsWire (mentions Eldar Shafir)

Why DMCA Rulemaking Is an Unsustainable Garbage Train
Motherboard (mentions Ed Felten)

Renate Pore: We are closing in on health access for all
Charleston Gazette-Mail (quotes Uwe Reinhardt)

Q&A: Steven Hill on Airbnb, Uber and Whether the Gig Economy Is Tearing Apart Our Cities
Wall Street Journal (blog) (mentions Alan Krueger)

Will cheaper health insurance really raise wages? The evidence is thin.
Vox (quotes Alan Krueger)

Lies, damned lies and statistics: Poverty reduction Rwandan-style and how the aid community loves it
African Arguments (quotes Angus Deaton)

What Economists Don't Get About Climate Change
Bloomberg View (mentions Angus Deaton)

Moving Beyond Microcredit
The New Yorker (mentions Angus Deaton)

Selective media coverage may cause us to forget certain health facts
Science Daily (mentions Alin Coman)

Academia begins to eye K-pop
The Korea Times (mentions Uwe Reinhardt)

Study after study find kids do best with married parents, researcher says
The B.C. Catholic (quotes Sara McLanahan)

Almost 40% of Americans 'not too worried' about climate change
The Guardian (mentions Michael Oppenheimer)

TransCanada Keystone Pause Seen Giving Obama, Trudeau New Start
Bloomberg Business (quotes Julian Zelizer)

As scientists worry about warming world, US public doesn't
The Seattle Times (quotes Michael Oppenheimer)

Paul Krugman: GOP hopefuls lie about the Democrats’ economic record because they can’t run on their own
Salon (quotes Paul Krugman)

Selective Media Coverage May Cause Us to Forget Certain Health Facts
Health Canal (quotes Alin Coman)

How to act less stupid, according to psychologists
Napa Valley Register (mentions Daniel Kahneman)

Veronica Rueckert: Women are still finding their voice
Wisconsin State Journal (mentions Tali Mendelberg)

Personal anxiety, mass media coverage interact to determine what people remember about specific disease
News Medical (quotes Alin Coman)

Partisan Growth Gaps
The New York Times (mentions Alan Blinder and Mark Watson)

The Republican Class War
The New Yorker (mentions Alan Krueger)

In politics, the lost art of thinking
The Hill (mentions Angus Deaton)

Political parties and economic growth - a riddle
Rand Daily Mail (mentions Mark Watson)

Hillary Clinton: Warrior or peacemaker?
CNN (written by Julian Zelizer)