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Search News Oct 12 2020 Mellody Hobson ’91 Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the company’s co… News Sep 28 2020 Glaser Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society Professor Alexander Glaser, a physicist by training, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society “for major contributions to advancing… News Jun 30 2020 Covid-19 is Exposing Inequalities in Health and Wealth, Deaton Testifies The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating health disparities in America, with Black and brown communities hit especially hard. This… News Apr 29 2020 Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues such 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 Apr 15 2020 WWS Reacts: How Developing Countries Might Grapple with Covid-19 Covid-19 is present in rich and poorer countries alike, but the looming crisis in developing countries — where dense, vulnerable populations make… News Apr 14 2020 Universal Childhood Allowance Could Reduce Childhood Poverty, Edin Testifies Today, about 15 million children in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold. This is why reducing… News Dec 09 2019 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… News Oct 16 2019 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… News Sep 16 2019 Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary… News Sep 10 2019 Virtual Reality: A New Space for Developing Nuclear Arms Control Nuclear weapons dangers are increasing across the globe, with growing arsenals, new weapon systems, plans for using nuclear weapons even earlier in a… News Jul 17 2019 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… News Jun 20 2019 Politics & Polls #144: The Origins of the Internet Featuring David Kushner The internet continues to expand and grow in complexity, yet many people are unaware of its origins. Understanding the internet’s roots could be… News May 24 2019 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… News May 23 2019 Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections… News May 23 2019 Facebook Data Transparency Advisory Group Releases Final Report On May 23, 2019, Facebook’s Data Transparency Advisory Group (DTAG) released its independent report, which assesses Facebook’s methods of measuring… News Apr 04 2019 Politics & Polls #133: Women of Color in the Digital Space Featuring Kimberly Bryant The technology sector is an important part of the economy, yet there exists a dearth of women in the field — especially females of color. News Mar 08 2019 Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects A group of researchers at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects over the… News Feb 04 2019 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… News Jan 15 2019 Q&A: Information, Democracy, and Autocracy: Transparency and Political (In)Stability Americans seeking information about unemployment rates, wage growth and inflation can do so with the click of a button. But transparency of this kind… News Jan 03 2019 Politics & Polls #120: Immigration Then & Now Issues related to immigration have occupied a central role in political debates, especially during the Trump presidency. Although the current focus…
