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March 04, 2019
Trade War Results in Substantial Losses for U.S. & Other Countries
The United States and China are close to finalizing a trade deal that would roll back tariffs on at least $200 billion of the $250 billion worth of Chinese imports currently taxed by the U.S.This seems like good news for Americans, especially given new figures published by the Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR) on…
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February 28, 2019
Child Poverty Rate Could Be Cut in Half in Next Decade Following Proposals in New Expert Report
In light of the significant costs generated by child poverty for the United States, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides evidence-based policy and program packages that could cut the child poverty rate by as much as 50 percent while at the same time increasing employment and…
Podcasts
February 27, 2019
Politics & Polls #128: National Security in the Cyber Age
David Sanger, national security correspondent and senior writer for The New York Times, joins Sam Wang in this episode to discuss the growing cybersecurity threats facing the United States.Sanger outlines how cyber warfare levels the playing field, allowing rich and poor countries alike to attack other nations, especially the…
Michael Oppenheimer
Features
February 22, 2019
Q&A: Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy
Governments around the world rely on scientific assessments to guide environmental policy and action. Yet, these assessments, like those produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other organizations, can sometimes exhibit limitations, including scientific bias and even errors of omission in their search for…
Michael Oppenheimer
Podcasts
February 21, 2019
Politics & Polls #127: U.S. Security Threats with Asha Rangappa
Some media outlets are reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller may soon hand over a report regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. Will this bring bad news for President Donald Trump and his administration?Joining this episode to discuss the state of our intelligence institutions is Asha Rangappa, who…
Paulina Lopez Gonzalez
News
February 21, 2019
Graduate Students Clark and Lopez Gonzalez Named Ullman Fellows
Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has awarded two graduate students, Tom Clark MPA ’20 and Paulina Lopez Gonzalez MPA ’19, Richard H. Ullman Fellowships. These awards will allow Clark and Lopez Gonzalez to pursue significant international projects in a full-time assignment for one…
Paulina Lopez Gonzalez
Will Dobbie
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February 20, 2019
Dobbie Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Will Dobbie, assistant professor of economics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, is winner of a 2019 Sloan Research Fellow. He is one of ten Princeton University scientists who were awarded the highly competitive grant, which is given to outstanding young scholars working at the frontiers of their fields.Dobbie…
Will Dobbie
Liman Fellows
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February 19, 2019
LAPA Names 2019 Arthur Liman Fellows In Public Interest Law Five Princeton Students Selected
The Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) selected five undergraduates as 2019 Arthur Liman Fellows in Public Interest Law. The fellowship will enable them to spend eight to ten weeks during the upcoming summer in an internship serving the needs of people and causes that might otherwise go unrepresented…
Liman Fellows
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February 18, 2019
Currie Wins NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award
Princeton University’s Janet Currie is winner of the NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award, which comes with a research grant of $2-million to support exceptional scientists exploring new and unconventional directions in science.Currie’s research focuses on health and wellbeing, especially of children…
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February 18, 2019
Gerrymandering: A Bug in American Democracy
A fall graduate policy workshop led by professor Sam Wang explored the complex issue of gerrymandering, a process that manipulates geographic regions to provide an advantage to a particular political party. The course, “Repairing Bugs in American Democracy: Gerrymandering,” examined how law, statistics and quantitative analysis…
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