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Implementing Carbon Pricing during the Pandemic Could Help Countries Recover Greener, Smarter

Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and its accompanying economic slowdown. As economies …

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People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas

People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether…

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Mellody Hobson ’91

Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the…

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Global Threats: How Lessons from Covid-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown

Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection…

Double-Whammy Weather: Study Identifies Increased Frequency of Connected Patterns from Drought to Heavy Rain in Regional Hotspots Across the Globe

Like an undulating seesaw, weather in some regions swings from drought to heavy rain under the weight of climate-induced changes,…

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…

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…

Mentoring Programs Help Female Economists Secure Tenure-Track Positions

There remains a dearth of women in economics, with far fewer females securing tenure-track jobs and publishing academic research than men…

Social Networks May Drive College Decisions

Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from…

WWS Reacts: Looking Back and Forward from the Fed's Rate Increase

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates from record lows on Dec. 16, beginning what many expect to be a period of further increases. …

WWS Reacts: Looking Back and Forward from the Fed's Rate Increase

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates from record lows on Dec. 16, beginning what many expect to be a period of further increases. …

WWS Reacts: Will the Paris Climate Agreement be a 'Turning Point' for the World?

On Dec. 12, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris ended with the first climate change agreement in which the…

“Impassioned Debate” Results in Noteworthy Journal

While producing the annual Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is no small task, a review of this year’s 26th edition…

Currie Wins Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor

People often believe that future generations will be better off than their predecessors, but that may be a dangerous assumption when it…

To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed

The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about…

WooCast: Paul Volcker and the Importance of Public Service

Paul Volcker has spent most of his professional life in public service. In this WooCast, he discusses the importance of public service,…

Princeton-Fung Global Forum Identifies Approaches for Dealing with 'Modern Plagues'

On the verdant campus of University College Dublin, nearly 300 public health experts and practitioners, government officials, scholars…

Tilghman Joins National Panel Examining Future of Higher Education

Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs, has been named…

Quiet ‘Epidemic’ Has Killed Half a Million Middle-Aged White Americans

Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past…

Rogerson Wins R.K. Cho Economics Prize

Richard Rogerson, the Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson…

Inequality Grows as Economies Develop, Regardless of Technology

While technological progress favoring skilled workers is one of the main drivers behind inequality in America, the chasm between the rich…

How to Curb Emissions? Put a Price on Carbon

Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of…

Class Snapshot: “Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education in South Africa”

Class: “Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education in South Africa”Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Currie Named Top Female Economist by World Economic Forum

In a list of the "Top 10 Female Economists," the World Economic Forum named Professor Janet Currie number four in the world.