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Why the words of America’s first Black economist resonate today

by Kimberly Adams and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 28, 2021
“She was prescient in many ways,” says Nina Banks, editor of a new book on the speeches and writing of Sadie T. M. Alexander.
Sadie T. M. Alexander, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States, reads a comic book to children in 1948.
University Archives and Records Center, University of Pennsylvania.
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Do looks matter for success in economics? Actually, they're pretty important.

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 18, 2021
The short answer is yes, but you should read the long answer too.
A recent working paper on the effect of attractiveness on the job outcomes of economists is the latest example of the economics profession reflecting on itself.
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What can past pandemics teach economists about COVID-19?

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Apr 22, 2020
Economists are adapting models and using social media to try to capture emerging trends in real time.
A group of MIT researchers found that nearly half of those they surveyed are now working from home.
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The economy could use more storytellers

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 21, 2019
According to some economic heavyweights, it's time to get back to words and stories.
English majors in University are down 25.5% since the financial crisis.
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When economists changed the world

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 4, 2019
Sometime in the middle of the 20th century, economists came to play a much bigger role in shaping public policy in America. It's had far-reaching consequences.
Thirty-thousand protesters march against Nixon's involvement in the Vietnam War in New York City in 1972. Economists helped to end the draft that so many Americans opposed.
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Why democratic leaders can't deliver long-term economic growth

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Josie Fan
Apr 24, 2018
Political leaders tend to favor short-term policies.
Storm clouds fill the sky over the U.S. Capitol Building, June 13, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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The troubled relationship between politicians and economists

by Alan Blinder
Mar 27, 2018
An excerpt from Princeton economics professor Alan Blinder's new book, "Advice and Dissent: Why America Suffers When Politics and Economics Collide."
The House of Representatives and Senate have about a dozen working days to hammer out 12 separate spending bills. Above, the U.S. Capitol.
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Study: Less-educated white people face alarming mortality increases

by Mark Garrison
Mar 23, 2017
There's an alarming increase in suicides among less-educated Americans, the Brookings Institution reports.
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Wetzel's Pretzels' CEO says minimum wage increase boosts business

by Sam Harnett
Feb 17, 2017
Bill Phelps was surprised — and pleased — by his own data.
When the minimum wage was raised in California, Wetzels Pretzels found its sales also increased.
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Donald Trump and the Steves

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 5, 2016
Donald Trump has chosen a slate of businessmen as his economic advisers.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his family acknowledge the crowd as balloons fall on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21. Trump announced his economic advisory team today.
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