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October 17, 2016

Krueger Named 2017 Moynihan Prize Recipient

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has named Alan Krueger the recipient of the 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize.The Moynihan Prize was created to honor the legacy of the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who championed the use of rigorous social science research in service of the public good. As…

October 16, 2016

Zelizer Named Member of the National Academy of Social Insurance

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) – a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization comprised of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance – has nominated and approved Julian E. Zelizer as a new member.Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton…

October 11, 2016

New Fund to Support Creative Quantitative Research Projects Announces Call for Proposals

A new fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will focus on cross-disciplinary projects involving quantitative data analysis.A call for proposals is open to fund creative research projects, made possible by the Overdeck Family Foundation, which has donated $1 million…

October 10, 2016

News Clips: Week of Oct. 10-16

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.Harvard and MIT professors win Nobel Prize in economics for research on contracts and executive…

October 06, 2016

Dean Rouse Featured in “America’s Course on Poverty”

A new online course focused on poverty and inequality in the United States will launch Oct. 11 and run until Dec. 15, 2016. Developed by Stanford University, the course is free and open to the public and features Cecilia Elena Rouse, dean of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and…

October 06, 2016

Dunning MPA ’01 Wins “120 Under 40” Award from Gates Institute

Denise Dunning MPA ’01 has won a “120 Under 40” award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.Launched on World Contraception Day, Sept. 26, 2015, the “120 Under 40” project recognizes and highlights the achievements of the next generation of family planning leaders worldwide. The…

October 05, 2016

American Economic Association Names Krueger Vice President

Alan Krueger has been selected as one of two vice presidents of the American Economic Association for 2017.Krueger is the Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and director of Princeton’s Survey Research Center. He served as chairman…

October 03, 2016

News Clips: Week of Oct. 3-9

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.Macroeconomic civil war has only intensified since last financial crisisThe Globe and Mail (Alan…

September 29, 2016

News Clips: Week of Sept. 26-Oct.2

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.How to vote for president when you don't like the candidatesNewsPronto.com (Eldar Shafir)Crypto guru…

September 26, 2016

Daily Princetonian: Barton, Lunney Appointed as SINSI Co-Directors