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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.

Inside San Diego’s Innovation Engine

What powers San Diego’s innovation engine? When leading minds from academia, industry and government gathered at UC San Diego, the answer was clear: collaboration.

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.

Could Geoengineering Work to Tamp Down Super El Niños?

A 2019 Australian bushfire provided a case study enabling researchers to consider whether the geoengineering technique called marine cloud brightening could diminish the destructive effects of major El Niño events in the future.

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.

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.

Governments May Shape What AI Chatbots Say by Shaping the Web They Learn From

A team of researchers from UC San Diego, University of Oregon, Purdue University, New York University and Princeton University found evidence that state media control can leave detectable traces in AI model behavior.

Economic Hardship Tied to Increased Violence Across California, UC San Diego Study Shows

Economic instability – including job loss, food insecurity, eviction and homelessness – is strongly associated with higher rates of violence among California adults, according to a new statewide survey led by the University of California San Diego.

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