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New Findings from War on Poverty: Just Give Cash

October 9, 2015

Bloomberg View | Notes  Sendhil Mullainathan's work as part of an emerging program of research on the science of scarcity, the ways in which poverty affect decision-making and behavior.



The typical male U.S. worker earned less in 2014 than in 1973

September 18, 2015

Wall Street Journal |  Column by David Wessel of Brookings draws out Lawrence Katz's perspective on the sources of stagnation in male earnings.



How California's Fair Pay Act Will Help Women

October 7, 2015

The New Yorker | Discusses Claudia Goldin's research on gender wage gaps and gets her perspective on the Fair Pay Act.



What Critics of California's Fair Pay Act are Missing

October 9, 2015

Fortune | Claudia Goldin comments on California's Fair Pay Act.



Why in the Digital Economy Workers Should Own More Shares

September 17, 2015

Social Europe | Q & A with Richard B. Freeman.  (Also available as an audio podcast)



How Unions Boost Democratic Partcipation

September 16, 2015

The American Prospect | Cites research by James Feigenbaum, Ph.D. candidate in Economics, on impact of union membership on voting activity, and earlier estimates by Richard Freeman.



This is the skill that determines your child's future employability

September 26, 2015

Quartz | Notes new David Deming paper, "The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market," presented in the Inequality & Social Policy Seminar, Oct 5, 2015.



How to keep robots from taking your job

September 29, 2015

Boston Globe | Discusses new David Deming paper, "The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market," presented in the Inequality & Social Policy Seminar, Oct 5, 2015.



Why Some Policy Experts Question Clinton's Plan to Contain Drug Costs

September 22, 2015

The New York Times | Amitabh Chandra



Understanding Health Care's Short-Termism Problem

September 28, 2015

Harvard Business Review | By Amitabh Chandra and Dana Goldman (USC)

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