In the News
William Howell on the 2012 Election
Political Roundtable
Chicago Tonight, August 15, 2011
James Heckman on Early Education
Preschool: The Best Job-Training Program
NPR, August 12, 2011
William Howell on President Obama
"The president is the best way to find way out of deadlock"
CNN, July 12, 2011
Lawrence Rothfield on Arming Museum Guards
"Arm museum guards to prevent looting, says professor"
The Guardian, July 10, 2011
Susan Mayer on Infant Iron Consumption
"Are we giving U.S. infants too much iron?"
Providence Journal, July 9, 2011
Charles Wheelan on Current Events
"Undressing the Economic Issues of the Day"
Minnesota Public Radio, June 21, 2011
Boris Shor on Big Government Rhetoric
"Campaign Rhetoric Calls for End to Big Government"
Chicago Public Radio, June 14, 2011
James Heckman on Preschools
"The Case For Preschool"
NPR, June 10, 2011
Tomas Philipson on Clinical Trials
"Poll: Should Sick People Be Paid to Risk Their Lives?"
Wired, June 7, 2011
Arts Symposium in the Tribune
"Arts and the City: A Conference Looks to the Future"
Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2011
Jens Ludwig on Econ Experiments
"What are 'Mechanism Experiments' and should we be doing more of them?"
blogs.worldbank.org, June 6, 2011
Tomas Philipson on Medical Progress
"Therapeutic success stifles medical progress"
Nature Magazine, May 24, 2011
James Sallee on gas tax holidays
"Fuming over gas prices? Don't count on a tax break"
Yahoo! News, May 18, 2011
Jenna Jordan on the future of al-Qaeda
"Future of Al Qaeda"
Chicago Tonight, May 2, 2011
"University of Chicago Scholar on terrorism groups and Bin Laden"
WGN, May 2, 2011
Christopher Berry on Women in Congress
Beware of Hungry Judges
Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2011
Charles Wheelan on the Federal Budget
Making sense of the federal budget deal
WBEZ19.5, April 11, 2011
William Howell on Obama's Libya Speech
For Obama and Libya, now the tricky part
CNN Opinion, March 29, 2011
Charles Wheelan on Ballpark Economics
Morning Drive Podcast
WBEZ Chicago, March 28, 2011
Frank Schell on Chicago Children's Museum
Children's Museum spins its wheels--again
Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2011
Professor Kerwin Charles is recognized as one of the top African-American economists by the Atlanta Post.
Making an Impact: 8 Accomplished African-American Economists
The Atlanta Post, March 17, 2011
Chris Berry on Ballot Referenda
"Winning a referendum is no silver bullet"
WBEZ Chicago, March 14, 2011
Jens Ludwig on Gun Policy
"Where More Households Have Guns, the Overall Homicide Rate Goes Up"
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2011
Ioana Marinescu on Public Employee Benefits
"Public Employee Benefits Debate"
Radio 720 WGN Chicago
Christopher Berry on Female Legislators
"What If Hilary Clinton Had Become President?"
Psychology Today, March 1, 2011
David Meltzer on US Life Expectancy
"U.S. Lives: Longer but Sicker?"
Environmental Health Perspectives, March 1, 2011
Jeffrey Grogger on Immigration Enforcement
"Controversial legislation revives immigration debate in Illinois"
Medill Reports, February 24, 2011
Paula Worthington on Winter Parking
"The Ethics of Winter Dibs Parking"
Slate, February 25, 2011
James Sallee on Fuel Economy Regulations
"UM Study Finds Automakers Manipulating Fuel Economy"
CBS Detroit, February 24, 2011
James Heckman on Childhood Education
"Nation, states should invest in a head start for at-risk kids"
Des Moines Register, February 14, 2011
Ariel Kalil on Child Obesity
"Latchkey kids more likely to be obese, report finds"
The Telegraph, February 4, 2011
Charles Wheelan/Jeffrey Grogger on "State of the Union"
"State of the Union" Reaction
Eight Forty-Eight, January 26, 2011
William Howell on Chicago Tonight
Discussion of Current Events
Chicago Tonight, January 26, 2011
Christopher Berry on Female Politicians
"Why Female Politicians are More Effective"
The Daily Beast, January 21, 2011
William Howell on Obama's Pragmatism
"Who is Obama? Pragmatism makes him hard to define"
USA Today, January 19, 2011
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment Benefits
"Unemployed? File for benefits"
Yahoo! Finance, January 13, 2011
Jens Ludwig on Gun Violence
"How to cut gun death toll"
CNN Opinion, January 12, 2011
Mark Bergen on the Arizona Shooting
"After Arizona"
Chicago Policy Review, January 11, 2011
Bruce Meyer on Poverty Rate Measurements
"Alternate Measure Says Poverty Didn’t Rise in 2009"
Wall Street Journal, January 6, 2011
Tomas Philipson on Clinical Trial Data
"How Do Data Exclusivity Periods Affect Pharmaceutical Innovation?"
ScienceDaily, January 6, 2011
Congressman Mike Quigley on Congress
"Congressman Mike Quigley on the New Face of Congress"
Eight Forty-Eight, January 6, 2011
Robert Michael on Poverty Measurements
"Census Releases Alternative Formulas for Gauging Poverty"
Washington Post, January 5, 2011
Harris School in Rwanda
"Kagame Shares Insights on Rwanda with Chicago Students"
The New Times, December 15, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Consumption
"Gen Y’s Frugal Holiday Shopping Plans"
U.S. News & World Report, December 9, 2010
Robert LaLonde on Training Programs
"About 6 Million Didn’t Work at All Last Year"
Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment Benefits
"Are We Subsidizing Unemployment?"
Investor Village, December 9, 2010
Businessweek on Andrew Mason
"Groupon Prankster Mason Not Joking in Google Rebuff, Weighs IPO"
Bloomberg Businessweek, December 6, 2010
New York Times on James Heckman
"What Does $60 Billion Buy?"
New York Times, December 5, 2010
Chris Berry on Education Litigation
"Education Litigation"
Nevada Public Radio, December 2, 2010
James Heckman on Education Reform
"Economics Nobel Sees Risks in Chilean Education Reform"
El Mercurio, November 25, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Student Laptops
"Laptops for Students? Great, But Just a Start"
Chicago Sun-Times, November 29, 2010
Jeffrey Grogger on Gang Injunctions
"W. Sac Wants Gang Injunction, but Jury Out on Whether They Work"
The Sacramento Bee, November 21, 2010
Alum Joe Walsh Wins Congressional Seat
"Bean Concedes; Walsh Wins 8th District Seat"
Northwest Herald, November 16, 2010
Charles Wheelan on Government Spending
"Lighthouses, Autopsies And The Federal Budget"
Planet Money, NPR, November 9, 2010
Boris Shor on Moderate GOPs in Congress
"Speaker Boehner, Meet Your New Republicrats"
The New Republic, November 1, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Recession Relief
"Recession-Hit Areas Lag for Years Afterward"
Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2010
Robert Michael on Sex in America
"Research Into Human Sexuality Leaves a Lot to Be Desired"
Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010
James Heckman on Graduation Rates
"School Reform's Next Frontier"
NY Daily News, September 27, 2010
James Heckman on Early Intervention
"A Million Dollars Worth of Difference"
Austin American-Statesman, September 20, 2010
Christopher Berry on Mayor Daley
"Daley Mentored Others as He Reshaped Chicago"
Associated Press, September 20, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Poverty Rate Measures
"A Note on Poverty, Education and Food Stamps"
Fire Dog Lake, September 17, 2010
James Heckman on Graduation Rates
"Must Everybody Have a College Degree to Get a Decent Job?"
Huffington Post, September 16, 2010
Bruce Meyer on the Poverty Rate
"What Is Missed in Poverty Measures"
Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2010
Charles Wheelan on Another Recession
"Is the U.S. Heading Toward Another Recession?"
Minnesota Public Radio, September 16, 2010
Kerwin Charles on Declining Racism
"For Blacks, Progress in Happiness"
Yahoo! Finance, September 15, 2010
Don Coursey on Corn Farmers
"Government Regulation Change Could Save Many Jobs"
Imperial Valley News, September 15, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Finding Happiness
"Learning That Money Doesn't Buy Happiness"
Miami Herald, September 13, 2010
William Howell on Merit Pay
"In the Nation"
Catalyst Chicago, September 2, 2010
Willard Manning on Health Coverage
"Health Care Reform's Safety Net Helps Some"
Times of Northwest Indiana, September 1, 2010
James Heckman on Early Intervention
"Why We Care About High School Dropouts"
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 1, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Home Computers
"Subsidizing Broadband Access Costly, Hurts Kids' Test Scores"
Yahoo! Finance, August 23, 2010
James Heckman on Early Education
"Vaughn: Michigan should get in 'sandbox'"
Lansing State Journal, August 22, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Money and Happiness
"Money and Happiness in Adulthood: The Value of Experience"
The Huffington Post, August 13, 2010
Mike Quigley on School Finance
"What Have Illinois Representatives Been Doing on the Hill?"
Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-Eight, August 9, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Happy Consumers
"But Will It Make You Happy?"
New York Times, August 7, 2010
William Howell on Obama & Afghanistan
"How Afghanistan Affects Public Perception of President Obama"
Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-Eight, August 6, 2010.
Bruce Meyer on the U.S. Poverty Line
"Q&A: Rethinking U.S. Poverty Measure"
Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Marijuana Arrests
"City's Stop-And-Frisks, Marijuana Arrests Raise Controversy"
ABC New York, July 23, 2010
Don Coursey on Outlawing Altrazine
"Technophobes' Hurtful Harvest"
Washington Times, July 23, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Home Computers
"Wasting Time Knows No Bounds"
Chicago Tribune, July 24, 2010
"Study Shows Computers Lower Grades, But May Boost IQs"
WBUR's Here and Now, July 22, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Money and Happiness
"How to Spend Money So It Makes You Happy"
U.S. News & World Report, July 21, 2010
Tomas Philipson on Drug Approval
"Drug Approval Process Slowing As FDA Seeks To Stress Safety"
Investor's Business Daily, July 14, 2010
Harris School in Brazil
"Política à Base de Evidências"
Gazeta Do Povo, July 12, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Home Computers
"Computers at Home: Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality"
New York Times, July 9, 2010
Tomas Philipson on CER
"Comparative effectiveness efforts expanding but still raising concerns"
American Medical News, July 12, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment Benefits
"The cases for — and against — jobless pay"
Las Vegas Sun, July 11, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Home Computers
"Computers at Home: Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality"
New York Times, July 9, 2010
"Parents Know Computer Dangers"
Washington Times, July 13, 2010
Charles Wheelan on His Lawsuit
"Vengeance for Airline Passenger"
Marketplace, July 5, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Gun Control
"High Court Ruling Fuels Chicago's Handgun Debate"
NPR, July 5, 2010
James Heckman on Early Education
"Winning the World Cup"
Huffington Post, June 30, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Chicago's Gun Ban
"Chicago Mulls Gun-Ban Alternatives"
Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2010
Robert LaLonde on Employee Benefits
"Unions Battle for Public Job Benefits"
Washington Times, June 27, 2010
Boris Shor on Election Primaries
"Idaho Secretary of State Presents Evidence to Support Constitutionality of Classic Open Primary"
Ballot Access News, June 27, 2010
Blogging on Charles Wheelan
"Realtors now a fount of market realism?"
Boston Globe, June 25, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment Benefits
"Jobless Bill Dies Amid Deficit Fears"
Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2010
William Howell on Presidential Summons
"Can the President Summon Anyone He Wants?"
LiveScience, June 23, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment Services
"How Politicians’ ‘Compassion’ Delays Economic Recovery"
Nevada Policy Research Center, June 22, 2010
Charles Wheelan on Maximizing Utility
"Maximizing Utility, in Theory"
Boston Globe, June 22, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Gun Control
"More Handguns, Less Crime -- or More?"
The American Spectator, June 21, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Handguns
"Criminals Aren't Only Ones Ignoring City Handgun Ban"
Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2010
NYT on Illinois Politics
"Finding the Teachable Moments in Illinois Politics"
New York Times, May 28, 2010
James Heckman on Early Education
"Nurturing Young Brains"
Austin American Statesman, May 22, 2010
Robert LaLonde on Technology Training
"The First Class for the Forgotten Class"
Medill Reports, May 20, 2010
Charles Wheelan on His Airline Lawsuit
"What Are Checked Baggage Fees For?"
Marketplace, May 14, 2010
Boris Shor on Scott Brown
"Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss"
Slate.com, May 13, 2010
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita on Terrorism
"U.S. Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Strategies Lack Balance" Chicago Public Radio, May 10, 2010
Susan Mayer on Poverty
"The Limits of Policy"
New York Times, May 4, 2010
Charles Wheelan on the Economy
"Understanding Today's Economy"
Minnesota Public Radio, May 4, 2010
William Howell on School Vouchers
"Illinois lawmakers mull school vouchers for Chicago Public Schools" Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2010
Boris Shor on California Polarization
"Political Scientists Who Have Studied Polarization Do Not Believe that Top-Two or Blanket Primaries Ease Polarization" Ballot Access News, May 2, 2010
Robert Lalonde on the Recession
"The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market" The Center for American Progress, April 30, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Chicago Violence
"A Brash Proposal"
Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2010
James Heckman on Europe
"A Successful Restructuring in Greece May Leave a Weaker Europe Economy" Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2010
Jens Ludwig on Youth Violence
"Forum Focuses on Youth Violence"
Chicago Tribune, April 25, 2010
Sheri Frost Leo, MPP'06, and Lauren Sartain, MPP'08, on CPS
"Schools Test a New Tool for Improving Evaluation of Teachers" New York Times, April 21, 2010
James Heckman on Early Education
"Why ‘Week of the Young Child’ is a Week of National Importance" The Daily News, April 14, 2010
Kerwin Charles on Incarceration Rates
"Sex and the Single Black Woman"
The Economist, April 8, 2010
Colm O'Muircheartaigh on the Census
"Another Way to Count People,"
Eight Forty-Eight, Chicago Public Radio, April 5, 2010.
William Howell on Presidential Power
"Neustadt's 'Presidential Power' at 50"
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 28, 2010
Robert LaLonde on Retraining
"Paying to train older workers not cost effective"
Lansing State Journal, March 28, 2010
Ariel Kalil on Unemployment
"Sobering studies discuss the effects of layoffs"
Chicago Tribune, March 24, 2010
Ofer Malamud on Home Computers
"Computers Help Children Learn Computer Skills, But What Else?" New York Times, March 22, 2010
James Heckman on Early Education
"Nobel Laureate Speaks At Case Early Childhood Education Forum" 90.3 WCPN, March 18, 2010
Boris Shor on California Gridlock
"Electoral reforms won't fix California gridlock"
San Francisco Chronicle, March 14, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment
"Outlook Brightens for Jobless"
Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2010
Charles Wheelan on Political Behavior
"The Real Problem in Politics? It's Us"
Yahoo!Finance, March 1, 2010
Willard Manning on Cook County Health
"Cook County health ranks nearly last in the state"
The Times, February 21, 2010
Kerwin Charles on Consumption and Race
"The Business of You: Going for the Gold"
The Defenders Online, February 19, 2010
Boris Shor on Scott Brown
"Does Brown Have a Bright Side?"
New York Magazine, February 16, 2010
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach on Chicago Charter Schools
"Class Warrior" The New Yorker, February 1, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Unemployment
"A Limit to Compassion" Time, January 25, 2010.
Boris Shor on Scott Brown's Voting Record
"Bagging It" New York magazine, January 22, 2010
Tomas Philipson on End-of-Life Care
"End-of-Life Medical Spending Not So Wasteful"
U.S. News & World Report, January 20, 2010
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita on the Dynamics of Terrorist Organizations
"Grant Will Help Unravel Internal Politics of Terrorist Violence," Silo Breaker, January 9, 2010.
Christopher Berry on Gender and Politics
"Southeastern Institute of Women in Politics aims to close politics' gender gap," The State, January 07, 2010.
Tomas Philipson on Cancer Research Spending
"R.O.I. on Cancer Spending: Better Than We Think?" Freakonomics Blog, New York Times, January 6, 2010.
James Heckman on GED Tests
"Economists Ponder Why Women Stream Into College and GED Holders Don't," The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 3, 2010.
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