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11 December 2020
By harlowe

Sandra Black in Bloomberg

The U.S. Child-Care Crisis Is Torturing Parents and the Economy

Sandra Black, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, quoted in Bloomberg.

Expanding availability and lowering costs could deliver a $1.6 trillion boost to GDP.

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10 December 2020
By harlowe

Lael Chester in the New York Times

Planned Execution Stirs Debate Over Punishment for Young Offenders

Lael Chester, the director of the Emerging Adult Justice Project at Columbia University’s Justice Lab, was quoted in the New York Times.

Brandon Bernard was 18 when he took part in the grisly murders of two youth ministers. He was scheduled to be put to death on Thursday despite a drive among his supporters for clemency.

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08 December 2020
By harlowe

Joseph Stiglitz: A Chance to Repair the Cracks in Our Democracy

Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, published an opinion in the New York Times.

A Chance to Repair the Cracks in Our Democracy

Our norm-shattering president has taught us not to take our norms for granted.

Like many of my fellow Americans, I was aghast when President Trump refused to commit himself to a peaceful transfer of presidential power if he were to lose in the Nov. 3 election. And he revealed this in October, while consistently trailing the eventual victor, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in the polls.

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03 December 2020
By harlowe

Joseph Stiglitz: Australia’s new tech code is a road worth exploring

Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, and Anya Schiffrin, Director of the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization at SIPA, published in Financial Times

Australia’s new tech code is a road worth exploring

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03 December 2020
By harlowe

Robert Shapiro: Was 2020 really a disaster for polling?

Robert Y. Shapiro, Wallace S. Sayre professor of government and professor of international and public affairs, published in the Washingtom Post.

Was 2020 really a disaster for polling?

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