Dec 19 How economic theory can help stop sexual assault By Michael Chwe Economist Michael Chwe turns to game theory to explain how a new reporting technology and social norms marketing can help reduce the incidence of sexual assault. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 54:10 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 18, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, we examine the wider impact of President Obama’s move to thaw relations with Cuba. Also: Cyber threats and free speech in Hollywood, allegations of teen mistreatment at Rikers Island, how Congress is rolling back regulation for… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 4:48 How Obama can change U.S.-Cuba relations without Congress - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 4:57 American businesses eye Cuban opportunities - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 6:34 This holiday season, behavioral economics could be a gift that keeps giving By PBS News Hour Do you struggle with slouching, overeating or oversleeping? This holiday season, there’s a gift for that. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Sendhil Mullainathan about consumer innovations that promise to improve your life through behavioral economics. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 8:25 Is the 2015 spending bill a gift to big banks? By PBS News Hour Tucked into the new federal spending bill that passed this week was a provision to loosen banking regulations on hedges known as derivatives or swaps, rolling back part of the Dodd-Frank Act that was enacted after the financial crisis. Dennis… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:17 Celebration and criticism for U.S. policy shift on Cuba - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 6:27 Does Sony's kibosh on 'The Interview' set a bad precedent? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:18 White House, Hollywood respond to 'Interview' controversy - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Putin vows West won't 'defang' Russia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that his nation’s economy and currency would recover in the next two years and vowed that the West would never “defang” Russia. Also, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint… Continue watching