Congratulations to Jacob Lew, who will be honored by the National Academy of Social Insurance next month; he'll receive a 2022 Robert M. Ball Award in recognition of outstanding achievement.

It would be irresponsible to create much higher unemployment – and the U.S. economy could be pushed into recession, writes Joseph Stiglitz. 

Jack Snyder adapted this essay from his new book, Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times.

Shang-Jin Wei argues that low inflation rates in China and Japan present policymakers with a narrow window of opportunity to overcome their mutual mistrust and coordinate their monetary policies.

"The world cannot meet its climate targets with just renewable energy," says Julio Friedmann. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act has allowed direct air capture to be a viable option for helping to combat climate change. 

In a roundtable with Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, senior research scholar Jay Healey and others, participants discussed Robert Jervis, who died in December 2021, and was "a towering figure in international relations." 

Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increasing U.S.-China tensions at Italy's Ambrosetti forum. 

Learn more about SIPA's new dean, Keren Yarhi-Milo, and the four other deans newly appointed by President Bollinger. 

Christopher Flavelle MIA '09 covers how people, governments, and industries try to cope with the effects of global warming. His latest piece looks at Mississippi's water crisis.