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November 23, 2015
WooCast: Paul Volcker and the Importance of Public Service
Paul Volcker has spent most of his professional life in public service. In this WooCast, he discusses the importance of public service, its role in good governance and his advice for students charting career paths in public service. He also talks about the papers he donated to Princeton’s Seely G. Mudd Manuscript Library. FULL…
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November 12, 2015
Princeton-Fung Global Forum Identifies Approaches for Dealing with 'Modern Plagues'
On the verdant campus of University College Dublin, nearly 300 public health experts and practitioners, government officials, scholars and students gathered to discuss the lessons learned from the Ebola crisis as part of the third annual Princeton-Fung Global Forum.The two-day conversation investigated global health crises,…
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November 02, 2015
Selective Media Coverage May Cause Us to Forget Certain Health Facts
The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease, and new research suggests that the same mass media coverage may also influence the facts that we forget.The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
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October 14, 2015
Rogerson Wins R.K. Cho Economics Prize
Richard Rogerson, the Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, has been named the winner of the 8th R.K. Cho Economics Prize by Yonsei University.This prize, which includes a plaque, medal and cash prize, is…
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July 31, 2015
Currie Named Top Female Economist by World Economic Forum
In a list of the "Top 10 Female Economists," the World Economic Forum named Professor Janet Currie number four in the world.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and chair of Princeton University's Department of Economics, studies the health and well-being of children, including early intervention…
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July 29, 2015
Moll Receives EIB Prize for Economic, Social Research
Benjamin Moll, an assistant professor of economics and international affairs, has been awarded the 2015 European Investment Bank Prize for excellence in economic and social research. Moll received the Young Economist Award in recognition of his work on the economics of inequality and economic growth. The prize will be awarded…
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July 09, 2015
WWS Reacts: What's Next for Greece?
Suffocating from colossal debt, Greece has until the end of July 9 to secure a third bailout from creditors. Otherwise, the country may consider a swift exit from the eurozone, a move that could significantly damage the global community. We discussed the Greek debt crisis – and what lies ahead – with Ashoka Mody, Charles and…
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May 04, 2015
Gift Establishes Kahneman and Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton
A $10 million gift will create the Daniel Kahneman and Anne Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton, enabling the University to strengthen its leading role in this emerging field and improve the development of effective policymaking.The donation comes from a Princeton parent who wishes to remain…
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February 26, 2015
Itskhoki Named a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow
Oleg Itskhoki, assistant professor of economics at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was one of five Princeton University faculty members named a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow for promising early-career research in science. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards the two-year $50,000 fellowships to 126…
Oleg Itskhoki
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February 16, 2015
How Income Fraud Made the Housing Bubble Worse
Historically, Englewood and Garfield Park are two of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago. Yet, between 2002 and 2005, these neighborhoods experienced remarkable growth in terms of home purchases, but it wasn’t because these neighborhoods had suddenly turned a corner.Instead, these two areas exemplified a broader pattern of…