Finance & Economy
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Focus on Finance: Funding Pensions in the Windy City
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Chicago’s CFO explains the city’s immense financial challenges, her insights, and why she’s optimistic for the future.
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Obesity at Home: How Parental Employment Can Negatively Impact Family Nutrition
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The impact of working parents is linked to an increased risk of childhood obesity.
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Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements
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Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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The Great Recession Five Years Later: How Washington Made Things Worse
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Princeton Political Science Professor Nolan McCarty talks about his new book and the role of political bubbles in financial crises.
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A Path out of Gridlock? Perspectives from Senator Evan Bayh
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Former Senator Evan Bayh shares his thoughts on ending gridlock, cutting the deficit, and stimulating economic growth.
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How Do Early Social Interactions Shape a Woman’s Labor Supply?
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Researchers examine how early social interaction shapes the gender identity of women and influences their choice of work hours.
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The Power of the (Medicare) Dollar: Changes in Medicare Payments Affect Private Insurance Payouts
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A study of market factors that influence Medicare’s ability to set prices provides interesting and offsetting long term implications.
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Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty: A Study Analysis
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A subject of debate: is economic policy uncertainty holding back a stronger post-Great Recession recovery?
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Rising from the Ashes: Economic Transformation in Rust Belt Cities
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Recent research reveals that some urban rust belt cities adapted to the changing economic environment to become stable performers in their region.
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Is the Child Labor Ban in India Causing Trouble?
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India’s Child Labor Act of 1986 proves to have backfired on itself with increased child labor and diminished household welfare.
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School’s Out for Summer: Disadvantages of the Year-Round School Calendar on Maternal Employment
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A recent study finds that year-round elementary school calendars negatively impact maternal employment because it is more difficult for parents to secure child care.