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  1. In a Q&A, Yale economist Rohini Pande explains why a voluntary carbon market initiative adopted during the COP30 climate conference in Belém can help make emissions reduction cost effective — and promote innovation in the world’s developing nations.

    Rohini Pande. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti
  2. At the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, a renewed interest in tariffs offered an opportunity to harness the university’s expertise through a short course for faculty to brush up on the concept and learn what the latest research reveals.

    Giovanni Maggi
  3. With a crucial decision on whether to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies looming in Congress, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics Zack Cooper urged lawmakers to rein in spiraling health care costs that are “crushing” American families.

    Zack Cooper (left) testifies to the Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust on December 10, 2025 in Congress.
  4. Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, says the government is in “crunch time right now” and that families are facing pressure with rising prices overall.

    Zack Cooper (right) appears on ABC News in December 2025.
  5. Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics Zack Cooper wrote an opinion piece for the Times about the rising cost of health care spending and its impact on economic inequality in the United States.

    Zack Cooper (left) testifies to the Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust on December 10, 2025 in Congress.
  6. The Times asked a group of experts—including Tsyvinski, who is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics—to envision the future of supply chains and how changes to them will impact national economies.

  7. In a new study, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Management and of Economics, and co-author Sultan Mehmood analyze newly uncovered satellite imagery of the 1970 Bhola cyclone, and show that the storm affected voting patterns and induced more citizens to take up arms in a guerrilla war that led to the founding of Bangladesh.

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of the Awami League, in Dhaka during Pakistan’s 1970 general elections.
  8. Currie, David Swenson Professor of Economics, said infection risks remain "underappreciated" during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence. "Even though the flu vaccine is recommended for pregnant women, very few pregnant women get it," she said.

    Janet Currie
  9. From the lecture hall to the FTC’s courtrooms, from tech giants to housing markets, Sterling Professor of Economics Steve Berry’s work has left a deep imprint on the field of economics.

    Steve Berry
  10. Yale-led research introduces a new framework to show how protectionist policies ripple through global markets, reducing U.S. deficits but eroding real consumption.

    Image of a container ship