News in Brief Big Ideas in Social Science: An Interview With Rom Harré on What Is Social Science The latest in a series of conversations with leading intellectuals in collaboration with the Social Science Bites podcast… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Suspending Students Is Costing America Tens of Billions of Dollars A new study quantifies why it’s so important for schools to find some other way to manage students… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A World Tour of Sugary Taxes Beyond soda, some countries have taxed foods including pudding and ice cream. The results are promising. By Francie… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Three Ways This Year’s Nobel Prize Winners Have Helped Society Here are some surprisingly real-world applications of contract theory. By Dwyer Gunn Oliver Hart. (Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief With Financial Liberty and Social Justice for All It’s time to renew the social contract between government and the financial sector. By Sade Bruce (Photo: Ian… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Prepaid Debit Card Users Are About to Get New Protections The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new protections for users of prepaid debit cards. Will they do enough?… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Unsexy Science of This Year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine The distortion of incentives in science disfavors the style of groundbreaking research that led to this year’s prize.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are Technology Companies Really Driving the Gig Economy? Silicon Valley takes credit for transforming the U.S. economy. New research paints a more complicated picture. By Jared… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief States Work Together on a Major Deal to Take Out a Soldier-Suing Company The Virginia-based company was the focus of a 2014 investigation of its lending and collection practices. By Paul… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Do Women Prefer Male Bosses? Yes, according to new research—which is something to keep in mind when Hillary Clinton asks you to be… Pacific Standard Staff