Princeton University

Rafael's work focuses on studying the impact of international trade on labor markets. In his dissertation he carries out empirical studies of labor market dynamics after labor demand shocks such as trade liberalization, exchange rate movements and productivity shocks.

Kathleen's research focuses on asymmetries in the treatment of self and others, with a goal of applying basic psychological findings to real-world issues. Primarily, she explores the divergent perceptions of bias in the context of disagreements and the consequences of those perceptions for the development of aggression and spiraling conflict. She also researches differences in decision-making for selves (present and future) and others.  

Eri is a Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School. Her research interests include transboundary air pollution, health, environmental policy and East Asian politics. Eri's dissertation focuses on the policy diffusion mechanism of environmental standards for regulating automobile emissions and its impacts with a focus on China. She also uses chemical transport models to analyze the effect of such policy diffusion on air quality and calculates impacts on human premature mortality and climate.

Hana is most interested in the role of thought and knowledge (both as parts of culture) in the production and reproduction of social inequality. The quest has led her to an interest in complex systems and social networks. In her dissertation, she is using the Council on Foreign Relations archives in order to study the social dynamics involved in the production of knowledge for the purpose of governance.

Emily’s research interests include constitutional politics and American political development. Her dissertation examines the origins of positive rights provisions in U.S. state constitutions. She has also published work on popular constitutionalism and the early development of the American Civil Liberties Union.