Last year, 3,000 young children in New Jersey were found to have elevated lead levels for the first time. The grand total since 2000 is about 225,000 kids under six years old - those most vulnerable to the ravages of lead poisoning. Lead exposure can adversely affect behavior, IQ levels and academic performance. At the…
JeanHughes J. Monier will give a talk on the crucial role that big investors must play to end the plague of short-termism - the exclusive focus on quarterly returns and relentless shareholder pressures. The discussion will be facilitated by JC de Swaan, Lecturer in the Economics Deaprtment at Princeton University.
During the panel, “Election 2016 Debrief: What Happened?! What’s Next?,” speakers will reflect on the U.S. presidential campaign — from polling to the candidates’ strategies — and provide analysis of the results.Panelists will answer three questions from their own areas of expertise: How did we get here? What did we learn? And…
Social incentives determine the choice of effort at the margin (they are incentives) and they are shaped by the social groups individuals are embedded in both inside and outside the organization they work for (they are social).
