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Search News Nov 19 2020 Politics & Polls #210: All About State Courts - Packing, Expansion & More (Marin Levy) The unique circumstances of this year's elections created quite a stir among state courts regarding mail-in ballots, with some requiring intervention… News Nov 11 2020 Politics & Polls #209: A Week After Election 2020 The results are in: Joe Biden has won the presidency. However, President Donald Trump has yet to concede and is filing lawsuits in a number of states… News Oct 21 2020 Politics & Polls #206: What Happens Next? As the election inches closer, polling data seems favorable to the Democrats, especially in a number of Senate races. Yet some say the Democrats are… News May 11 2020 Scheppele Named Winner of Service Award by Law and Society Association Professor Kim Lane Scheppele was named the winner of the Ronald Pipkin Service Award from the Law and Society Association (LSA), where she served as… News Apr 22 2020 Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. As a result of quarantines and social distancing, the… News Apr 17 2020 Macrofinance Lab Receives National Science Foundation Funding Funding from the National Science Foundation will support the work of a Macrofinance Lab at the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy &… News Nov 29 2017 Frymer discusses ‘Building an American Empire’ Paul Frymer, a professor of politics at Princeton University and the director of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School… News Oct 23 2017 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… News Oct 11 2017 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… News Oct 03 2017 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. News Oct 02 2017 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… News Sep 27 2017 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,… News Jul 24 2017 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… News Jun 28 2017 Revitalizing Detroit Requires Development of Specific Neighborhoods Despite the relatively large number of employees working in downtown Detroit, the city continues to be afflicted by urban blight, surrounded by a… News Jun 15 2017 Deaton Testifies Before U.S. Senate on America’s Deadly Opioid Epidemic Testifying before a Joint Economic Committee hearing in the U.S. Senate on June 8, Sir Angus Deaton, Dwight D. News May 03 2017 Politics & Polls #42: Where Are All the Jobs? In his campaign promise to make America great again, President Donald Trump vowed to “bring jobs back to America” and revitalize the labor industry… News Apr 28 2017 WWS Reacts: Trump’s Tax Cut Plan President Donald Trump announced an outline of his new tax plan this week, proposing sharp reductions in individual and business income tax rates and… News Apr 13 2017 Trust in Local Community Leads to Better Long-Term Decisions Among the Poor Would you rather receive $100 today or $125 in three months? Recent studies show those at the lowest income levels typically choose the $100 now,… News Mar 30 2017 Politics & Polls #37: On the Same Team? Trump’s Dynamics with Congress Shortly after the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act was pulled, President Trump called The Washington Post’s Robert Costa to discuss what…