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Nigel Farage, Leader of the Brexit Party

Will Brexit pollsters again help hedge funds make millions? (comments by Mark Blyth)

July 16, 2019 Deutsche Welle

Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the allegations that Nigel Farage may have influenced markets to help hedge funds on Brexit referendum night in 2016, and if it could happen again on October 31. "If you have a leading politician pushing in that direction, this gives the hedge funds a one-way bet, with insurance against failure. And that's the type of 'option' hedgies love the most."

"On Hostile Coexistence with China" with Ambassador Chas Freeman (interview)

May 13, 2019 Stanford University's Shorenstein APARC podcast

Senior Fellow Chas Freeman joined Stanford University's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center's podcast to discuss the ongoig U.S.-China trade negotiations.

University of Southern California campus

They grew up in the shadow of USC. Would the school let them in? (comments by John Friedman)

April 26, 2019 The Washington Post

Economist John Friedman comments on how the recent college admissions scandal highlights the advantages some wealthy families have in the college admissions process. "The American Dream has been distressingly out of reach for a lot of people...The disparities in access are really quite striking."

College-Admissions Hysteria Is Not the Norm (research by John Friedman cited)

April 11, 2019 The Atlantic

Research by Professor John Friedman's think tank, Opportunity Insights, is cited in an article on the recent college admissions scandal. "Research published by Opportunity Insights ... has found that roughly three dozen of the country’s “elite” colleges enroll more students from households in the top 1 percent of the income scale than they do students from the bottom 60 percent of that scale."

The Dollar Is Still King. How (in the World) Did That Happen? (comments by Mark Blyth)

February 22, 2019 The New York Times

Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the US dollar, saying "There is no alternative to the dollar...We’re stuck with the dollar, which gives the United States astonishing structural power."

Adam Posen on central banks, China and the enduring power of the dollar

January 11, 2019 Financial Times

Mark Blyth, director of the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, spoke with the Financial Times about the politicking of central banking, the hurdles to finding a U.S.-China trade war resolution, and how China can manage the financial risks building in its economy.

Watson Senior Fellow Among Authors of Letter for Architecture of OECD/DAC

January 3, 2019 Brookings Institution

Senior Fellow Brian Atwood is among the authors of a letter to the OECD/DAC on efforts to give countries Official Development Assistance (ODA) credit for private development expenditures.

Elizabeth Warren: Government's job is to make the economy work for everyone

November 8, 2018 News from Brown

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren stopped by Brown last night for the Taubman Center's Governor Frank Licht '38 Lecture series, speaking on the central question of "Who does government work for?"

Full faith and credit (interview with Mark Blyth)

October 15, 2018 WNYC's On the Media

This episode of On the Media looks at the story of money, from its uncertain origins to its digital reinvention in the form of cryptocurrency, and features political economist Mark Blyth discussing the history of money and how cryptocurrency could shape the future of money.

Who Will Reap the Whirlwind on Kavanaugh? (written by Richard Arenberg)

October 1, 2018 Newsmax

Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg in Newsmax, "Without the filibuster as a counter-weight against totally majority-driven procedures, Chairman Grassley (R-IA) and his majority were able to ignore fundamental demands. The minority was helpless to insist that all the necessary documents be produced to the committee."

The Opportunity Atlas

October 1, 2018

In collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, Opportunity Insights, a research and policy institute formed by Harvard and Brown University economists including Associate Professor John Friedman, released an interactive mapping tool called "The Opportunity Atlas." The Atlas helps predict how neighborhoods influence the trajectories of the children who grow up there.

Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life (research by John Friedman mentioned)

October 1, 2018 The New York Times

In collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, Opportunity Insights, a research and policy institute formed by economists from Harvard and Brown Universities, including Associate Professor John Friedman, released an interactive mapping tool called "The Opportunity Atlas." The Opportunity Atlas helps predict how neighborhoods influence the trajectories of the children who grow up there.

One Financial Crisis, Many Explanations (interview with Mark Blyth)

September 18, 2018 WNYC Studios On the Media

Political economist Mark Blyth joined WNYC's On the Media to discuss the collapsing of the Lehman Brothers and the 2008 financial crisis.

Ohio can save the American dream, repel robot revolution with better job skills, mayors are told (comments by John Friedman)

September 12, 2018 Cleveland Plain Dealer

Economist John Friedman said the dream of faring better than one's parents has been dwindling every year since the 1960s. "Friedman is working with Ohio State and more than 300 other colleges nationwide to find out what's helping people advance and holding them back."

Changing class: Are colleges helping Americans move up? (comments by John Friedman)

August 21, 2018 American Public Media

Colleges have long offered a pathway to success for just about anyone -- but new research shows that they're not doing enough to help students from poor families achieve the American dream. Economist John Friedman said children of well-to-do families are likely to stay that way, while children of poor families are likely to stay poor -- and "I think that's led to a real feeling that the American dream is slipping away from them."

Is India living through a new 'gilded age'? (Ashutosh Varshney mentioned)

July 30, 2018 LiveMint

In an article on the world's fastest-growing major economy, Professor Ashutosh Varshney has drawn a striking analogy between contemporary India and the United States in the late 19th century, a time similarly characterized by a heady cocktail of growth, inequality and corruption.

4 reasons NOT to buy a $493 million Mega Millions ticket (research by Emily Oster cited)

July 23, 2018 Market Watch

The Mega Millions jackpot is now $493 million ahead of Tuesday's draw at 11 p.m., the fifth largest jackpot in history. A study by economist Emily Oster found that the lottery jackpot only becomes "progressive" -- meaning high earners spend more on tickets than low earners -- when the jackpot is at least $806 million.

Grime Beneath the Glitter (written by Ashutosh Varshney)

July 21, 2018 The Indian Express

Ashutosh Varshney discusses James Crabtree's book The Billionaire Raj and how India is living out the same "gilded age" as America did in the 1800s.

How America's Wars Fund Inequality at Home

July 5, 2018

A new study by the Costs of War Project investigates the United States' government spending in wars since the War of 1812, addressing the relationship between war-related debt and societal inequality.

How America's Wars Fund Inequality at Home (Costs of War Project cited)

June 28, 2018 TomDispatch.com

A new study by the Costs of War Project examines the relationship between the United States' war-related debt and societal inequality.

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