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Paul A. Volcker ’49, Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Dies at 92

Paul A. Volcker ’49, a formidable force in U.S. government who led the Federal Reserve to quell inflation in the late 1970s and early 80s, died on…

Politics & Polls #157: How Economists Attained Power in the Modern Era Featuring Binyamin Appelbaum

Economists shape conversations on topics ranging from business to politics, and their influence is widely felt; the Federal Reserve, trade…

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Endnotes: Priced Out (Tsung-Mei Cheng)

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, a leader in health care policy. Reinhardt…

Politics & Polls #147: Reagan’s Tax Cut Revolution Featuring Monica Prasad

In the 1980s, supply-side economics became a rallying cry of conservative politicians. This macroeconomic theory posits that lower taxes and…

WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America

Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate abortions in…

Q&A: Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, former James Madison Professor of Political…

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…

Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life

Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile, more than…

No Laboratory Needed: The Person Project Mines Social Science Data with Secure Online Quizzes

Understanding the human psyche is complex, for ordinary people and scientists alike. Now, researchers at Princeton University have created a new tool…

Hydraulic Fracturing Negatively Impacts Infant Health

From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has transformed small towns into energy powerhouses. While…

Dark Side of the Moon: Motorcycle Deaths Linked to Full Moons

Distracted drivers, like those who text behind the wheel, are a danger to themselves and to others. Even a brief, momentary glance away from the road…

Reinhardt Receives Health Policy Leadership Award

Uwe Reinhardt is a winner of the 2017 Bipartisan Health Policy Leadership Award from the National Alliance of Health Policy. The award recognizes…

Booms & Busts: How the 1980s Could’ve Predicted the Great Recession

Many argue the Great Recession could have been ameliorated through strategic policies, but the government ignored warning signs of coming economic…

Boost in Collateral, Rather Than “Feeling Richer,” Drives Consumers to Borrow as Home Prices Rise

When home prices rise, households tend to borrow and spend more. But economists have had trouble identifying exactly what causes that relationship…

Social Psychologist Paluck Awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Elizabeth Levy Paluck, a professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, has been awarded a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship.

WWS Reacts: Trump’s Tax Proposal

President Donald Trump released a nine-page outline of a tax plan last week, which included proposed tax cuts for corporations and individuals.

Balance Forgiveness Programs More Effective at Reducing Credit Card Debt Than Lowering Monthly Minimum Payments

According to data recently released by the Federal Reserve, the amount of outstanding debt that Americans hold — often in the form of credit card…

Felten, Krueger Join Rework America Task Force

Princeton professors Edward Felten and Alan Krueger will serve on a new task force aimed at transforming America’s labor market to a 21st century,…

To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology

Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the relationship between…

Princeton Professor Calls for Federal Guarantee of Quality Education for Kids

American children, no matter where they live or what school they attend, deserve to be guaranteed a quality education, much as we guarantee a safety…

Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests

Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according…

Doctors Trained at Lowest-Ranked Medical Schools Prescribe More Opioids

Physicians trained at the United States’ lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked…

Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma

Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by Princeton…

Supreme Court Rulings Can Signal a Shift in Societal Norms

When the Supreme Court issued its 2015 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, Americans understood the decision as a signal of Americans’ increasing…

Exposure to Violence Hinders Short-Term Memory, Cognitive Control

Being exposed to and actively remembering violent episodes — even those that happened up to a decade before — hinders short-term memory and cognitive…