(-) Law, Justice, Human Rights
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…
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 "build back…
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 out of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Past…
A Cautionary Tale about Measuring Racial Bias in Policing
Racial bias and policing made headlines last year after a study examining records of fatal police shootings claimed white officers were no more…
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 centralized school…
Politics & Polls #23: Democrats in Trump's America
Since Donald Trump's election, there has been considerable debate about what the Democratic party should do next. While some Democrats argue for an…
Book by Brunnermeier, James, Landau Named to Financial Times' Best Books of 2016: Economics List
A book co-authored by professors based at Princeton University and SciencesPo has been named to the Financial Times' Best Books of 2016: Economics…
WWS Reacts: How Facebook Influenced the US Presidential Election
Facebook — which has been raked over the coals for allowing the dissemination of fake news stories about the 2016 election — is now taking a hard and…
Schools Remain a Potential Hotspot for Measles Transmission, Even in the Vaccine Era
Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought, according to Princeton University…
Politics & Polls #21: Asymmetric Politics
Political polarization is the worst it's been since the Civil War, some experts argue. How did we get here? How have America's ideologies shifted so…
Q&A: Online Health Care Records to Automated Cars – Privacy and Economic Policy Needed to Keep Up with Our Rapidly Evolving World
Phil Weiser, founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, works hard to "know what…
Q&A: Protection from DDoS Attacks
Twitter experienced a global distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in October, causing the social media site to temporarily go dark. Hackers…
Princeton-Fung Global Forum in Berlin to Focus on Cybersecurity
The fourth Princeton-Fung Global Forum will convene researchers, scientists, policymakers, officials from nongovernmental organizations and industry…
Integration Between Pre-K and K-3 Programs Needs to be Strengthened, Princeton-Brookings Journal Finds
High-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes for children, particularly for children from more…
Politics & Polls #15: Down Ticket: House & Senate Races
While it may be hard to look away from the steel cage match between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it's time to start looking "down ticket," as…
American Workers Prefer Set Work Schedules, But Would Take Wage Cuts to Work from Home
Affordable child care and flexible work schedules have all been topics of debates in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.Yet, according to a new…
Dean Rouse Featured in "America's Course on Poverty"
A new online course focused on poverty and inequality in the United States will launch Oct. 11 and run until Dec. 15, 2016.