In the News Faculty Economics

Washington Post: Biden's infrastructure plan aims to turbocharge U.S. shift from fossil fuels, Prof. Michael Greenstone comments on the Biden infrastructure plan's inclusion of nuclear and hydropower

In the News Economics Faculty

NYT - Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger, Prof. Michael Greenstone discusses the cost and energy efficiency of electric vehicles

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Family background shapes children’s lives despite different social policies in U.S., Denmark

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In the News Faculty Economics

The Hill: Ending amateurism would be disastrous for student-athletes, Prof. James Heckman argues that in effectively ending amateurism, Supreme Court ruling mandating could "have wide-ranging policy implications for higher education"

In the News Faculty Economics

WRAL-TV: 17% more died in NC in 2020 over 2019, Prof. Casey Mulligan discusses his research on "deaths of despair" during the pandemic

In the News Faculty Economics

Wall Street Journal - The right discount rate for regulatory costs and benefits: In op-ed, Prof. Michael Greenstone calls for the Biden administration to adjust its climate policy and recalibrate its estimation of the future impact of greenhouse gases

In the News Faculty Economics

Marketplace: How might a price on carbon work to curb emissions? Prof. Michael Greenstone discusses how a carbon tax could regulate carbon dioxide emissions

In the News Faculty Economics

The Conversation: Closing schools: how to make a rational decision? Article details Prof. Lars Peter Hansen's recent scholarship on "rational policymaking during a pandemic"

In the News Faculty Economics

BBC News: How Bitcoin's vast energy use could burst its bubble, Asst. Instructional Prof. Gina Pieters discusses

In the News Faculty Economics

The Economist: The prices of sports cards and odd collectibles are booming, too: Article references Prof. Leonardo Bursztyn’s scholarship on the microeconomics of “joint consumption”