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New Study Measures Impact of the Mariel Boat Lift on Low-Educated Workers

October 5, 2015

Harvard Kennedy School | Discusses George Borjas's new paper, "The Wage Impact of the Marielitos: A Reappraisal." (Available here)



Time for Principled Conservatives to Speak Up

September 22, 2015

Wall Street Journal | Op-ed urging  more welcoming  GOP stance on immigration acknowledges George Borjas's recent reappraisal of the effects of the 1980 Mariel boatlift on wages of low-skilled workers.



Investing in Teachers Instead of Prisons

September 30, 2015

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education [Speech] | Highlights work of psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff, Visiting Scholar in the Malcolm Wiener Center, with police departments and school districts to increase awareness of implicit biases and how they can be addressed.  Speech at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.



What explains Ben Carson? The Long Tradition of Black Conservatism

September 10, 2015

Washington Post | By Leah Wright Rigueur



Josh Goodman on the College Scorecard

October 6, 2015

Harvard Kennedy School | Q&A with Joshua S. Goodman



Three-Point Plan to Improve Health Care in the U.S.

October 6, 2015

Harvard Kennedy School | Q&A with Amitabh Chandra



Addressing Economic Challenges in an Evolving Health Care Market [Event]

October 7, 2015

The Hamilton Project  | Amitabh Chandra, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, participated in a policy forum addressing economic challenges in an evolving health care market, with a focus on three new papers released in conjunction with the event. The event, held at The Brookings Institution, featured opening remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, and framing remarks by CEA Chairman Jason Furman.  View papers, presentation slides, and event video online.



Correcting Signals for Innovation in Health Care

October 5, 2015

The Hamilton Project | By Nicholas Bagley (University of Michigan Law School), Amtabh Chandra, and Austin Frakt (U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs and Boston University). Issued in conjunction with The Hamilton Project's policy forum, "Addressing Economic Challenges in an Evolving Health Care Market," held Oct 7, 2015, at The Brookings Institution.



The Hon. Andrew Leigh to give IPR Distinguished Public Policy Lecture

October 6, 2015

Institute for Policy Research | Andrew Leigh (Ph.D. '04), Member of Parliament, Australia; Shadow Assistant Treasurer; and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, will give IPR's 2015 Distinguished Public Policy Lecture at Northwestern University: "Humans Need Not Apply: Will the Robot Economy Pit Entrepreneurship Against Equality?"



ISA Medal of Science

October 6, 2015

Awardee | Robert D. Putnam to receive the Institute for Advanced Studies' (University of Bologna) highest honor for scientific excellence and international acclaim.

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