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U.S. deficit is creeping Toward $1 Trillion sooner than expected. What does this mean for the economy? UC Berkely chair Prof. Alan Auerbach, Director of the Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance, weighs in on the implications. Listen here.
Research by UC Berkeley Economics Prof. Emmanuel Saez contributes to the discussion on lessons from the financial crisis: "the top 1% of income earners had captured more than half of all income growth from 1993 to 2007". Read the Los Angeles Times story here.
UC Berkeley Economics Department ranked #3 in the world. UC Berkeley #1 Public University in the nation. Read about the new University Rankings here.
Does Diversity Matter for Health? NYT covers a fascinating study co-authored by Berkeley Econ Ph.D. candidate Grant Graziani, showing that black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
What comes next? Janus v. AFSCME. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) on how SCOTUS ruling will affect public workers, unions, wages & more
Professor Clair Brown gave a lecture at the Vatican titled "Living a Balanced Meaningful Life in the Digital Era." She also presented a copy of her book Buddhist Economics to Pope Francis.