Social Sciences

Newly appointed as the first woman director of Yale’s Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Marina Halac talks about her work and her vision for the job.

Yale political scientist Gregory Huber discusses public sentiment about voting in the upcoming election, and how he expects Nov. 3 to play out.

A Q&A with Prof. Tauhid Zaman who has done a series of studies identifying bot networks and assessing their impact.

Information about your social sphere and the kinds of people in your network is just as valuable as individualized personal data, argues Yale’s Dirk Bergemann.

With up to 30,000 jobs projected to be lost in the coming weeks, Yale’s Kevin Williams discusses the economics of air travel and how the industry can survive.

Our brains respond differently when talking to a person from a different socioeconomic group than during a conversation with someone of a similar background.

Dorceta Taylor and Gerald Torres talk about the link between social justice and environmental health, and how we cannot move forward without addressing both.

Goldfarb, the first female economics professor in university history, said her time at Yale was “a mixed bag of insecurity, stress, and delight.”

Notable women faculty — past and present — are highlighted in this series, initiated in recognition of the 50WomenAtYale150 celebrations.

Effective police reform, says SOM’s Canales, begins with shifting the focus from deterring crime to helping the whole community feel safe.