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Connecticut's governor wants to try 19- and 20-year-olds as minors. Why it's a great idea.

November 6, 2015

Vox | Cites Vincent Schiraldi (Senior Research Fellow) and Bruce Western (Faculty Chair) of the Malcolm Wiener Center's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, who recently proposed raising the juvenile justice age to 21, arguing in the Washington Post that criminal justice policy should reflect developments in brain science and developmental psychology.



What's Driving Inequality: CEO Pay or Company Success?

November 5, 2015

Wall Street Journal | Is income inequality driven by inequality between or within firms? Outlines the empirical evidence, including findings from research last year by Richard Freeman and colleagues.



Roland Fryer addresses AAAS induction ceremony

October 10, 2015

American Academy of Arts & Sciences [video] | Roland Fryer, a newly-elected member in the 235th class of Fellows,  addressed the group as the Class III speaker, representing the social sciences at the American Academy's 2015 Induction Ceremony.  View his address (15 minutes).



The last time women surpassed men in schooling

October 13, 2015

Washington Post | Cites and recommends work by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz.



Who Wins and Who Loses? Debunking 7 Persistent Tax Reform Myths

October 22, 2015

Center for American Progress | Cites research presented by Stefanie Stantcheva in the Inequality Seminar last spring, "Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes:  A Tale of Three Elasticities," co-athored with Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics) and Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley).



When Moving Matters: Residential and Economic Mobility Trends in America, 1880-2010.

November 10, 2015

Manhattan Institute | By Scott Winship (Ph.D. '09)



Making the Case: GOP Targets Conservative Black Women

October 28, 2015

NBC News | Leah Wright Rigueur quoted.



Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

October 26, 2015

HKS Working Paper Series | By George Borjas.



The Ten Year Challenge: A bold proposal to catalyze progress on key social policy challenges

November 11, 2015

Gov Innovator Podcast | Jeffrey Liebman joins a conversation with Andy Feldman (Ph.D. '07) to explain the Ten Year Challenge.



Race and Justice in America: An Atlantic Summit

November 12, 2015

The Atlantic | Devah Pager participated in a one-day summit on Race and Justice in America, organized by The Atlantic  in Washington, D.C.  View the full program, speakers, and event video online. Pager appears in session 3: "Why We Incarcerate."

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