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Are Tariffs Making Prices Go Up?

As Americans continue to worry about the cost of living, U.S. tariffs are back in the news. So we asked international trade economist and School of Global Policy and Strategy Dean Caroline Freund the question on many consumers' minds.

Allan Timmermann and Luka Vulicevic Win Bates-White Best Paper Award

UC San Diego Rady School of Management distinguished professor and finance Ph.D. student Luka Vulicevic have won the best paper award from the Society for Financial Econometrics.

Why a Doctor Saying ‘It’s Normal’ Can Backfire

Research shows that patients often interpret normalizing language to mean treatment isn’t necessary, but the misunderstanding can be prevented.

What Explains Gender Pay Gaps in Academia?

A study of University of California social science faculty tested several common explanations and found that none told the full story.

How Do We Decide Which Climate Projects Are Worth Funding?

Carbon markets do a pretty good job of rewarding projects for reducing or storing carbon but typically overlook other benefits, says UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy economist Teevrat Garg.

Margaret Roberts Named Director of UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center

An internationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on digital politics, information, China and U.S.-China relations has been appointed director of the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.

​​​​​​​Looking for Work? Don’t Worry About Seeming Too Eager

New research combining experiments with data from 11.6 million marketplace interactions suggests employers view fast replies as a positive signal — one that increases hiring likelihood.

What Desert Locusts Reveal About Disaster Monitoring

A new working paper co-authored by Gordon McCord of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy suggests that the greatest benefits of disaster monitoring may come from catastrophes the world never sees.

In the World’s Economic “Black Holes,” Data Still Leaks Out

​​​​​​​From satellite imagery to clandestine price reports, a new study from the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego draws on North Korea to explore economic activity in opaque regimes and information-scarce regions.

Risk or Reward: What’s the First Thing People Want to Know When a Decision Is Uncertain?

In a new paper, Uma Karmarkar and colleagues ask a deceptively simple question: When people face an uncertain opportunity, what information do they want to see first – the potential reward, or the odds of getting it?

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