Dartmouth Economics

Scaramucci Turns Bruising Setbacks Into $49 Life Lessons With a new video course aimed at Gen Z professionals, the Wall Street investor tries on the role of career guru.

Prof Olivetti comments on the new focus of the challenges young men face in American society. “It’s good this is changing, but women’s challenges are far from over. Ideally, we should be thinking about both sets of issues in a balanced way,” Olivetti says. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

26.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The power of persuasion: How communication training helps more women enter the workforce and earn more Training women in assertive communication in India enabled them to more effectively persuade their husbands to support their participation in the workforce – leading to substantial and sustained incre...

Prof. Maddie McKelway co-wrote this article in @voxdev.bsky.social with Namrata Kala from MIT: voxdev.org/topic/labour...

20.11.2025 15:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Opinion | Trump’s Blanket Tariffs Are a Bridge Too Far The case against his use of IEEPA is powerful. The justices shouldn’t defer to presidential power.

Prof. Douglas Irwin co-authors this opinion piece arguing that the Supreme Court should rule against the legality of President Trump’s tariffs, rather than deferring to presidential power. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

06.11.2025 14:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade. Prof. Doug Irwin weighs in with this @nytimes.com Op-ed www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

29.10.2025 16:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can AI make the poor world richer? It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies

Prof. Diego Comin's research is cited in this article in the @economist.com www.economist.com/finance-and-...

29.10.2025 14:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Great Resignation is ancient history. Welcome to the era of ‘job-hugging.’ - The Boston Globe Amid a wobbly economy, cutbacks from President Trump, and the threat of AI, those who have jobs are holding onto them for dear life.

Prof. Danny Blanchflower is cited regarding his research that found profound job dissatisfaction among the youngest workers in the labor pool. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/b...

28.10.2025 13:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

William Fischel to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize Renowned scholar William A. Fischel has been named recipient of the 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and will be honored during William & Mary Law School’s 22nd annual Brigham-Kanner Property...

William Fischel, Professor of Economics and Robert C. 1925 and Hilda Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Emeritus to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize. law.wm.edu/news/stories...

21.10.2025 13:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

William Fischel to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize Renowned scholar William A. Fischel has been named recipient of the 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and will be honored during William & Mary Law School’s 22nd annual Brigham-Kanner Property...

William Fischel, Professor of Economics and Robert C. 1925 and Hilda Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Emeritus to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize. law.wm.edu/news/stories...

21.10.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Kavya Nivarthy ’25 has been awarded the Jonathan B. Rintels Prize for the best honors thesis in the Social Sciences for the Class of 2025. economics.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

14.10.2025 14:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Insurance Value of Financial Aid Abstract. Prior studies of means-testing in college financial aid formulas have analyzed the disincentives to save attributable to the inclusion of assets in the formulas. Such disincentives are only ...

Prof. Andrew Samwick published this article, "The Insurance Value of Financial Aid" with co-authors Kristy Fan '17 and Tyler Fisher '17, both former students. direct.mit.edu/edfp/article...

02.10.2025 15:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Providing Therapy and Cash Transfers to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in India | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Researchers evaluated the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cash transfers on functional impairment (or difficulty performing daily tasks), depression, and food security among adults 55...

Older adults often experience loneliness and mental health struggles. Could phone-based therapy or cash help? A new study by @MaddieMcKelway, Abhijit Banerjee, & co-authors tests both in Tamil Nadu 👉 www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/p... #Aging #CBT

18.09.2025 15:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0