News & Research
January 4, 2022 The Guardian
Mark Blyth penned this article on regional growth models and compares carbon states to the rise of the Prosecco industry.
December 17, 2021 Radio Open Source
In this podcast, Mark Blyth explores the current political landscape, touching on everything from the Great Resignation to hydrogen fuel.
November 29, 2021 Scottish Centre for Global History
Mark Blyth appeared in this podcast episode to discuss the role of public anger in the Global Economy, how realistic solutions for climate change and inequality are, and more.
November 19, 2021 Brookings
Dany Bahar coauthored this article citing the positive impact that immigration has on labor force participation.
October 22, 2021 CNBC
This article cites Opportunity Insights, a project led by John Friedman, in reference to low employment levels as of mid-August 2021 for individuals who make less than $27,000 per year.
October 8, 2021 Financial Times
This article cites a statement from Emily Oster that the rich and educated “may have a better understanding of the odds” of lotteries.
September 27, 2021 Wall Street Journal
This piece includes commentary from Catherine Lutz, co-founder of the Costs of War Project.
September 22, 2021 Vox
"You have to think about how it's playing out across distribution - who has recovered, who may actually be doing better than before, and who is still suffering," said John Friedman on the post-pandemic economy.
September 22, 2021 The Guardian
Mark Blyth penned this piece on the current housing market, how it's affecting middle class America, and where it may potentially be heading.
August 20, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this piece on the troubled aftermath in Haiti resulting from a recent earthquake, hurricane, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
August 17, 2021 CNBC
This article cites John Friedman, co-director of Opportunity Insights, on the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. employment.
August 11, 2021 The Guardian
Mark Blyth provides commentary in this article stating, "As the IPCC report makes clear, there are now only unknown and unfamiliar alternative futures that we can choose from."
August 4, 2021 Project Syndicate
This article references writings and research by Arvind Subramanian.
August 2, 2021 The 74
In this video, Shalinee Sharma references John Friedman and the Opportunity Insights team.
July 28, 2021 The Express
This article mentions Mark Blyth as one of the 17 new members of Scotland's Council of Economic Advisers.
July 26, 2021
Eric Patashnik recently co-authored "How Voters Use Contextual Information to Reward and Punish: Credit Claiming, Legislative Performance, and Democratic Accountability," a study focused on how voters use contextual information to evaluate the performance of legislators.
July 19, 2021 Spectator
This article mentions Mark Blyth as one of the latest recruits for a new economic advisory council formed by the Scottish government.
July 1, 2021
Reid Pauly was recently invited to join the inaugural Schmidt Futures International Strategy Fellowship Class of 2020, which aims to elevate and connect rising leaders in global affairs and to equip them to tackle the most pressing challenges of the next few decades.
June 21, 2021
Reid Pauly is mentioned in "2020 Year-End Reflections: Helping People Now and Helping People More in a Global Pandemic" as being among the 27 fellows from diverse fields that made up Schmidt Futures ISF-North America 2020 cohort - a team working on various humanitarian efforts surrounding COVID-19, climate change, racial injustice, rising economic inequality, and threats to democracy.
June 18, 2021 Foundation for Economic Education
This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.