In The News
James Heckman on Preschool
"Early Lessons," American RadioWorks Documentary, American Public Media, November 2009.
Ariel Kalil on Unemployment and Dropout Rates
"A Parent’s Unemployment Stress Trickles Down to the Children," New York Times, November 11, 2009.
Robert LaLonde on Employment Programs
"Can Washington do anything to spur job growth?" Marketwatch, November 9, 2009.
Jens Ludwig on Crime and the Economy
"The Impact of Urban Violence," Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham, Chicago Public Radio, October 27, 2009.
Susan Mayer on Education Initiatives in Chicago
"Program based on Harlem initiative shows promise," Chicago Tribune, November 4, 2209.
Charles Wheelan on the Obama Administration
"Assessing the Obama Administration," Eight Forty-Eight, Chicago Public Radio, November 3, 2009.
Boris Shor on How Political Labels Vary
"Self-Image and Party Politics," David Brooks and Bob Herbert, The Conversation: Talking between Columns, New York Times, October 29, 2009.
"California lawmakers rarely defy party lines, analysis finds," Sacramento Bee, October 31, 2009.
"Pennsylvania voters focus on performance, not ideology," Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA), October 31, 2009.
Former PM of Israel Addresses University Audience for 2009 King Abdullah II Leadership Lecture
"Groups protest former Israeli PM's speech," ABC-7 Chicago, October 16, 2009.
"Ex-Israeli official's visit to U. of C. is protested," Chicago Tribune, October 16, 2009.
Amy Claessens on Trend in Delaying When Children Start School
"Delaying school may not be answer," AdelaideNow.com.au, October 14, 2009.
Don Coursey on Factors in Water Management Solutions
"Prof. Don Coursey proposes market-based water management system for the Chicago area," Crain's Chicago Business, October 12, 2009.
Jens Ludwig on Obama's Plan To Combat Youth Violence in Chicago
"Experts, students, advocates all say plan to stem youth violence a good starting point," Medill Reports, October 8, 2009.
Jens Ludwig on Chicago's Handgun Ban and Gun Ownership
"Supreme court to decide how far gun rights extend," Reuters, September 30, 2009.
Raja Kamal on Education in the Arab World
Newshour, BBC, September 26, 2009. (listen, starting at 33.28)
Bruce Meyer's Research on Extended Unemployment Cited
"Jobless Now Entrenched as Slump Drags On," Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2009.
Bruce Meyer on Social Security Increases
"Seniors enjoy special rate in Social Security raise debate," Chicago Tribune, September 24, 2009.
Lawrence Rothfield on Salvaging Iraqi Artifacts
Today, BBC, September 18, 2009. (listen)
Bruce Meyer on Social Security
“Social Security's New Math: Who Wins, Who Doesn't,” SmartMoney, September 17, 2009.
Research by Christopher Berry Finds Congresswomen are More Effective than Congressmen
“Study: Women lawmakers best men,” Politico.com, September 15, 2009.
Bruce Meyer on the Rising Poverty Rate
“Recession Takes Heavy Toll on U.S.,” Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2009.
Thomas Philipson on Obama’s Health Care Plan
“Analysis on the Politics of President Barack Obama's Health Care Plan,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, September 10, 2009.
Visiting Committee Member Ron Gidwitz on Labor Unions
“The Future of Organized Labor,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, September 3, 2009.
Alicia Menendez Research Cited in Foreign Policy Commentary
“The Final Expense,” Foreign Policy, August 24, 2009.
Charles Wheelan on Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing
"Too Much Information," National Public Radio, Planet Money, August 21, 2009.
Tomas Philipson on Health Care Reform Options
"News Analysis with Eddie Arruza," WTTW Channel 11, Chicago Tonight, August 18, 2009.
"The public option debate," Examiner.com, August 25, 2009.
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach on No Child Left Behind
"Professors grade education law," Medill Reports, August 12, 2009.
James Heckman on the Importance of Early Education
"Scholar: Early Education Makes All The Difference," National Public Radio, August 5, 2009.
James Heckman on the Effects of Early Childhood Education
"IQ: Overrated," Boston Globe, August 2, 2009.
Charles Wheelan on the State of the Economy
"Mixed signals on the recession," Minnesota Public Radio, July 31, 2009.
James Sallee on Limiting Carbon Emissions
"Is the U.S. Becoming More Like Europe?" SmartMoney, July 27, 2009.
Lawrence Rothfield Book Reviewed
"Robbing the cradle of mankind," Toronto Star, July 5, 2009.
"Were there that many vases?," The National (United Arab Emirates), June 4, 2009.
David Meltzer Research Shows Test Results Are Often Not Reported to Patients
"No news can be bad news with medical test results," Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2009.
David Meltzer Research Cited in ABC News Commentary
"Health Care Reform: Questions for the President," ABCNews.com, June 24, 2009.
Ariel Kalil Discusses the Impact of the Recession on Experienced Workers
"The Middle Class and the Recession," WTTW Channel 11, Chicago Tonight, June 23, 2009.
William Howell: Facts Influence Public Opinion on Education
"Sprinkling of Facts Dramatically Alters Schools Debate," Miller-McCune Magazine, June 11, 2009.
James Heckman Research Cited in National Review Editorial
"Born Unequal," National Review, May 25, 2009.
Jens Ludwig on Chicago Gun Crime
"Left behind," Crain's Chicago Business, May 18, 2009.
Kerwin Charles on the Effect of Racial Prejudice on Wages
"The Role of Prejudice in Black Wages," The Economist Intelligence Unit (subscription required), May 2009.
Obituary: Howard Margolis
"Howard Margolis: Studied what makes people tick," Chicago Sun-Times, May 8, 2009.
DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim on the British Government's Policy of Bank Nationalization
"ECM Bank boss blast's UK's ‘Zimbabwe' economics," The Sunday Times (England), April 26, 2009.
DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim on the Nationalization of British Banks
BBC Radio Scotland, April 26, 2009
Ariel Kalil on the Effect of Layoffs on Experienced Workers
"Letter: A Life's Work, Devalued," The New York Times, April 27, 2009.
David Meltzer Offers Advice to Patients
"Understanding medical options key to treatment," Chicago Tribune, April 24, 2009.
Bruce Meyer on Underreporting of Government Benefits
"Government Surveys Underreport Benefits," WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, April 23, 2009.
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach on Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 Schools
"Delayed Ren 2010 report offers lessons for school startups," Catalyst Chicago, April 21, 2009.
Willard Manning Comments on Smokers' Costs to Society
"Fact Check: Do smokers cost society money?," Associated Press, April 7, 2009.
Reprinted. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online, May 14, 2009.
CHPPP Postdoctoral Fellow on Child Behavior and Academic Success
"Some New and Surprising Links Between Early Skills and Later Academic Success," The Early Ed Watch Blog, April 3, 2009.
Jens Ludwig on Gun Violence Study
"Test of violence," University of Chicago Magazine, March - April 2009.
Jane Leber Herr on Highly Educated Mothers in the Labor Force
"Why do highly educated mothers opt out of the labour force?," VoxEU.org, March 31, 2009.
Bruce Meyer Comments on Counting Stimulus Jobs
"Counting Stimulus Jobs Is No Easy Task," National Public Radio, March 27, 2009.
Christopher Berry to Study Cook County Foreclosure Data
"Chicago homeowners may see decline in tax value," Chicago Sun-Times, March 16, 2009.
Christopher Berry Research on Human Capital
"How the Crash Will Reshape America," The Atlantic, March 2009.
James Heckman on Early Childhood Investments
"Nobel Prize winning economist visits campus," The Michigan Daily, March 12, 2009.
Christopher Berry on School Consolidation
"Together we won’t; The governor plans to improve education by merging school districts. But other states have tried it - and it doesn't work," Boston Globe, March 8, 2009.
Study Cites Cost of City Gun Violence at $2.5 Billion
"Chicago gun violence costs $2.5 billion a year: Report," Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2009.
"Study: Gun violence costs city $2.5B", WLS ABC7 News, March 3, 2009.
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach on Class Size
"Class Size in New York City Schools Rises, but the Impact Is Debated," New York Times, February 21, 2009.
Paula Worthington on the financial crisis
Chicago Tonight, WTTW11, February 17, 2009. (Watch video>>)
James Heckman on Early Childhood Education
"The Ultimate Growth Industry," New York Times Economix Blog, February 12, 2009.
William Howell on the Obama Presidency
WGN-TV, January 20, 2009.
Profile of DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim
"Interview: Try as you might, it's hard to dislike this multi- millionaire," The Scotsman, January 20, 2009.
Senior Lecturer Charles Wheelan's Run for Congress
"Professor aims to challenge Chicago Way," Chicago Tribune, January 20, 2009.
"Friday Follow: The Naked Economist hits the campaign trail," Minnesota Public Radio, January 16, 2009.
Charles Wheelan Comments on Obama's Inaugural Address
"Obama's inauguration speech: Lincoln, FDR, JFK showed the way," Chicago Sun-Times, January 17, 2009.
DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim Named to Panel Formed by U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown
"City tycoon joins PM’s panel to help disadvantaged," Evening Times (Scotland), January 14, 2009.
Ludwig on Ways to Fight Crime
"Cook, Ludwig, and McCrary: Setting the Agenda for Fighting Crime," New York Times Freakonomics Blog, January 7, 2009.
Senior Lecturer Charles Wheelan Announces Run for Congress
"Economist, author, public policy expert Charles Wheelan in 5th House race," Chicago Sun-Times, January 7, 2009.
"Wheelan ‘88 seeks U.S. Rep. seat," The Dartmouth, December 2, 2008.
Gurcharan Das, a speaker at the November 2008 DIC meeting in New Delhi, India, discusses India and China as emerging (but different) world powers
"The Next World Order," New York Times, January 1, 2009.
James Heckman & Irving Harris Influence President-Elect Obama’s Commitment to Early Childhood Education
"Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education," New York Times, December 16, 2008.
James Heckman on Investment in Early Childhood Education
"Can Obama Keep New Jobs at Home?" BusinessWeek, November 25, 2008.
Don Coursey on a New Model for Water Rights
"Water market model could be the future," Santa Fe New Mexican, November 13, 2008.
"Economists Research Real-Time Water Rights Market," Albuquerque Journal, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. KOB.com, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. Las Cruces Sun-News, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. KVIA.com, November 17, 2008.
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State (co-authored by Boris Shor) cited in Slate
“What’s the Matter With Greenwich? Why the rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest,” Slate, November 10, 2008.
James Heckman on the Need for "Non-cognitive" Skills
"Why We Educate Our Children,"New York Times, October 22, 2008.
Charles Wheelan on the Current Credit Crunch
"Giannoulias commits $1 billion to Illinois financial institutions," Polish News, October 20, 2008.
Aon Global Leadership Series Speaker Shirin Ebadi
"Activist: Seek talks with Iran," Chicago Tribune, October 19, 2008.
James Heckman on Universal Pre-school
"Universal preschool hasn't delivered results," San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 2008.
Boris Shor on the Blue-Collar Vote
NBC5 News (Chicago), October 10, 2008.
James Heckman on Early Childhood Education
"Neglecting child care now will cost us in the long run," Toronto Star, October 2, 2008.
Boris Shor on the Rich State-Poor State Divide
Chicago Tonight, WTTW Channel 11, October 2, 2008.
James Heckman on Early Childhood Education
“Gerald Britt Jr: We depend on early childhood education,” The Dallas Morning News, September 30, 2008.
Jens Ludwig Study on Cost of Handgun Violence Cited
“A Gun Law for the District” (letter to the editor),Washington Post, September 23, 2008.
James Heckman on the Skills Children Learn Outside School
“Too Valuable to Close,” Hartford Courant, September 15, 2008.
Kerwin Charles on Wage Discrimination
“Equal Before Mammon,” The New Yorker, September 15, 2008.
Christopher Berry and Ethan Bueno de Mesquita on Railroad Merger
“The Canadian National Railway Controversy Continues,” WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, September 9, 2008.
“Report: Poor ignored in debate over EJ&E takeover plan,” Daily Herald (Illinois), September 8, 2008.
“Study: EJ&E sale would hurt mostly upscale towns,” Southtown Star (Illinois), September 5, 2008.
Bruce Meyer on 2007 Census Figures
“Incomes Improve Despite Tanking Economy,” WBEZ, August 26, 2008.
Jens Ludwig Comments on Federal Funding for Police
“The mud hits Chicago: The murder rate in the city is up 18 percent over last year. Republicans and attack ads are trying to put the blame on Barack Obama. We examine the record,” Chicago Tribune, August 17, 2008.
William Howell on Public's Confidence in Public Schools
"Poll Finds Drop in Public's Regard for Schools", Education Week (Subscription Required), August 12, 2008.
"Change He Can't Believe In," Reason Magazine, July 21, 2008.
Don Coursey on a New Model for Water Rights
“Market Flow,” The University of Chicago Magazine, July/August 2008.
Dan Black on the Effect of Commuting on Married Women
"Married Women Contemplate the Commute," WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, July 21, 2008.
Tomas Philipson on the Economics of Obesity
"On the Economy with Tom Keene," Bloomberg Radio, July 16, 2008.
William Howell and Jon Pevehouse on Presidential War Powers
"Letters: A New Law Won’t Change How We Go to War," New York Times, July 15, 2008.
Jeffrey Grogger on Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality
"How Much Does It Cost You in Wages if You ‘Sound Black?’," New York Times Freakonomics Blog, July 7, 2008.
Dan Black on Working Women and the Effect of Commuting
"Short commute has more women working in Milwaukee," Associated Press, July 8, 2008.
"Milwaukee area’s short commutes appeal to working moms," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 8, 2008.
"Fuel prices drive tough adjustments," Chicago Tribune, July 7, 2008.
Profile on DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim
"From a Glasgow council house to dinner at the White House," The Herald (Scotland), June 28, 2008.
Jeffrey Grogger on the Impact of Immigration on African American Employment and Incarceration Rates
"Immigration crackdown may boost US job prospects," Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 2008.
Jens Ludwig Comments on Gun Ownership
"Who's Affected by Guns?," National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, June 23, 2008.
Cultural Policy Center on Looting of Antiquities in Iraq
"The Loot Route," ARTNews, June 2008.
Boris Shor on the Rich-Poor State Divide
"Red state, blue state, rich state, poor," Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2008.
Larry Rothfield Critiques New Book on Antiquities and Museums
"Who Owns Antiquity? In a controversial new book, Art Institute president James Cuno argues that museums should trump nations," Chicago Reader, June 5, 2008.
Ofer Malamud on the Effects of Computer Use on Academic Achievement
"Are Underprivileged Students Better Off Without Computers?," T.H.E Journal, June 2008.
Reprinted as "When Computers Hurt Instead of Help," The New York Times, June 15, 2008.
"The $100 Distraction Device," Slate, June 5, 2008.
Charles Wheelan on Affordable Housing
"Supplying the Affordable Housing Demand," WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, May 15, 2008.
Naming Rights at Universities
"Samsung Washington Monument! How "naming rights" have become a huge American export," Slate, May 10, 2008.
James Heckman on early childhood education
"Science, politics and preschool," Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2008.
Susan Mayer on the effects of actions by Wall Street millionaires
"The Growing Gap," WTTW Channel 11, Chicago Tonight, April 21, 2008.
Harris School Faculty Collaborate with City on Youth Violence Study
"Crime Lab will seek solutions to violence," University of Chicago Chronicle, April 17, 2008.
"Daley Announces Study on Youth Violence," Chicago Sun-Times, April 11, 2008.
"U of C, city team up to stop the violence," ABC 7 WLS-TV, April 11, 2008.
"U of C, Daley join to combat gun violence," Chicago Maroon, April 11, 2008.
"Mayor Daley announces collaboration with University of Chicago," Polish News, April 11, 2008.
"Daley Announces Anti-Violence Initiative; City Teams up with University of Chicago and Philanthropists," WGN Radio, April 11, 2008.
"Daley announced youth violence study," Associated Press, April 10, 2008.
"City, U Of C Partner In Study On Youth Violence," CBS 2 Chicago, April 10, 2008.
"Daley pitches youth violence program but specifics in short supply," Chicago Tribune, April 10, 2008.
Cultural Policy Center Hosts Policy Briefing on Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War
"Missing Iraq antiquities haunt experts," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008.
Charles Wheelan on the national debt
"U.S. Looks Abroad to Borrow," CBS Evening News, April 3, 2008.
"American Debt Machine," CBS Evening News, April 2, 2008.
Susan Mayer on the effects of actions by Wall Street millionaires
"Rich Men Behaving Badly," Newsweek & Slate, March 29, 2008.
William Howell on Presidential Power
"Presidential Power: The Unitary Executive, in Theory and Practice," The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 21, 2008.
Ariel Kalil on the Effects of Welfare-to-Work on Children
"Welfare-to-Work Families," ABC Radio National, Life Matters, March 18, 2008.
Jens Ludwig on SSRIs and Suicide Prevention
"Hope from a Pill," Economist, February 28, 2008.
Town hall meeting to be held in response to CPC's study on Chicago's music industry
"Meeting to focus on city's music scene," Chicago Tribune, January 24, 2008.
Kerwin Charles on Minorities and Spending
"The Color of Luxury Buying," National Public Radio, The Bryant Park Project, January 17, 2008.
"Cos and Effect: Bill Cosby May Be Right about African-Americans Spending a Lot on Expensive Sneakers-But He's Wrong about Why," Slate, January 11, 2008.
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