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Political pros no better than public in predicting which messages persuade

November 1, 2024

A new study by Yale political scientist Josh Kalla shows that experts performed little better than chance in identifying effective political messaging.

When cash isn’t an option, consumers lose out

October 31, 2024

New research from Yale economist David Argente puts a figure on how much low-income consumers forfeit when governments ban cash payments.

Office Hours with… Simon Charlow

October 31, 2024

In an interview, Yale linguist Simon Charlow discusses the interplay between linguistics and artificial intelligence.

With so much poverty in the world, why should we worry about inequality?

October 29, 2024

In a recent Yale lecture, political theorist Anne Phillips emphasized the need to address both poverty and inequality to foster a more just society.

Yale experts explain the politics of climate change

October 29, 2024

Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication discusses Americans’ beliefs about climate change and the stakes of the 2024 election.

How Yale students are using data science to predict election results

October 29, 2024

As the country awaits final election results, Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies has challenged students to predict how Americans will vote.

Going beyond GDP to measure the changing wealth of nations

October 28, 2024

A new World Bank report co-authored by YSE’s Eli Fenichel found that the loss of renewable natural capital from 1995 to 2020 nearly offset real wealth gains.

Hey, batter, batter! Yale’s sports analytics team is taking some big swings

October 25, 2024

As baseball’s World Series takes center stage, Yale’s Brian Macdonald offers some sage perspective on sports analytics.

Risky choices: How U.S. laws affect migrant children’s journeys to border

October 24, 2024

In a new study, a Yale sociologist examines the ways U.S. immigration law forces migrant children to make hard choices while journeying across Mexico.

How the ‘friendship paradox’ can help marketers and public health officials

October 23, 2024

In a new study, Yale marketing expert Vineet Kumar and his co-authors investigate two ways to “seed” interventions by leveraging social networks.