April 21, 2021 Ricochet
This columnist credits Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's research and COVID-19 tracking efforts as one of the reasons she decided to get vaccinated.
April 21, 2021 Stuff
This article cites a research study co-conducted by David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott to determine if divorces can be "contagious" - especially during a pandemic.
April 21, 2021 The Purple Principle
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg appeared in this podcast segment to discuss the negative effects of repealing the filibuster.
April 21, 2021 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster participated in a live discussion about what life will look like when school is fully back in session.
April 17, 2021 Bangor Daily News
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's opinion on the transmission of Covid-19 in schools.
April 17, 2021 Bangor Daily News
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's opinion on the transmission of Covid-19 in schools.
April 16, 2021 The Shillong Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in The Shillong Times, "The evidence on remote learning suggests that despite the best efforts of teachers it doesn’t work for a large share of kids."
April 16, 2021 The Shillong Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in The Shillong Times, "The evidence on remote learning suggests that despite the best efforts of teachers it doesn’t work for a large share of kids."
April 15, 2021 Bloomberg Government
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs Deborah Gordon, “You’re really left with very few tools to deal with this. Especially in Alaska...You’re in a remote area. It’s harder to have eyes on this infrastructure. It’s cold. It’s a harsh environment.”
April 14, 2021 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provided commentary on the recent Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause.
April 13, 2021 New Geography
This article cites data from Opportunity Insights, which Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is a co-director of.
April 12, 2021 BFM (The Business Station)
In this podcast interview, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth discusses the point at which economics becomes angrynomics and more importantly, how do we fix it?
April 9, 2021 Al Jazeera
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provides commentary on her personal experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine, "We clearly should have had a national sign-up process and not a bunch of random websites. However, even with a great process online we'd still need to be bringing shots to people in creative ways going forward."
April 8, 2021 Generocity
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs and co-director of Opportunity Insights, John Friedman, provides commentary on the economic impact of COVID, "The recession is nearly over for high-wage workers, but low-wage workers are no more than half-recovered."
April 8, 2021 The New York Times
Fellow in International and Public Affairs Marc Dunkelman offered commentary on President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and the role that former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (now U.S. Secretary of Commerce) has played in its launch.
April 7, 2021 The Lock Haven Express
Visiting Scholar at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform Domingo Morel offers commentary.
April 5, 2021 Bloomberg Government
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller offers commentary on the future of bipartisan lawmaking after the planned departure of a handful of Republican Senate veterans.
April 5, 2021 Bloomberg Government
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller offers commentary on the future of bipartisan lawmaking after the planned departure of a handful of Republican Senate veterans.
April 3, 2021 VOA News
This article includes commentary from Marc Dunkelman, Fellow in International and Public Affairs, whose book "The Vanishing Neighbor" is heavily referenced.
April 2, 2021 The Boston Globe
In this article, Marc Dunkelman, Fellow in International and Public Affairs, explains how he'd like to improve Rhode Island's infrastructure if the American Jobs Plan becomes law.