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Researchers from UC Berkeley and other top universities released a study called “The Return to Protectionism” earlier this month concerning the costs and benefits of President Donald Trump’s 2018 trade war policies. • Read more»
Little Feminist, started by Berkeley Economics alumna Brittany Murlas, is a children’s book and activity subscription that focuses on diversity and gender equality that teaches kids 0 to 9 years old empathy and perseverance. Read more about Murlas's work.
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How local productivity growth affects workers near and far: “The researchers find that low-skilled workers gained the most from local productivity growth.” New article in The Chicago Booth Review features research by Berkeley Economics Professor Enrico Moretti. Read more
Berkeley Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman in conversation with the Washington Post on his research on inequality. "The growing realization that wealth concentration has returned to Gilded Age levels is why we see these proposals for increased tax progressivity, and why we’re finally having a debate about wealth taxation." Read more. (photo credit: Elise Amendola)