Oct. 12-25, 2019 GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.

Chinese Imports Destroy More Factory Jobs Than Robots Gordon Hanson's research speaks to the loss of manufacturing jobs lost to import competition in China, between 1999 and 2011, which is about 60% of the manufacturing jobs lost between 2000 and the start of the Great Recession. Read Here

Feeling Uncertain? Why We Don't Read the Terms of Service Uma Karmarkar authors her perspective on why we avoid important information that can help us make choices about things that matter.  Read Here

Just 500 People Own 36% of All the Equity in Thailand’s Firms Krislert Samphantharak discusses how magnates arise in Thailand from institutional factors that privilege certain businesses, highlighting the wealth inequality in the country, as the Bank of Thailand’s research institute shows. Read Here  See also: Chiang Rai Times , Hindustan Times and Straits Times

Trump: no al impeachment, sí a la confrontación Oct. 11, 2019, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

Do "Environmentally Responsible" Products Help the Planet? Or Do They Just Get Us to Buy More Stuff? Oct. 22, 2019, cited in Ensia Coastal Commission approves demo of San Onofre Units 2 and 3 Oct. 23, 2019, David Victor quoted in Coast News

China’s insecurities Oct. 20, 2019, Susan Shirk cited in myRepublica All About the Money: Why Hong Kong Matters So Much to China Oct. 22, 2019, Victor Shih cited in Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

Culiacán y la imagen de México Oct. 25, 2019, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

Singapore’s PM-in-waiting Heng Swee Keat and 4G leaders visit China for high-level talks Oct. 14, 2019, Victor Shih quoted in South China Morning Post China’s GDP growth expected to be slowest in decades Oct. 17, 2019, Victor Shih cited in Marketplace

Muslim ban drove UCSD soccer player Summer Bales into action Oct. 18, 2019, featured Summer Bales, MPP '20 in The San Diego Union-Tribune See also: Newsbug.info

Has The Trade War Taken A Bite Out Of China’s Economy? Yes — But It’s Complicated Oct. 10, 2019, Victor Shih quoted in WBHM It’s Time to Go Storm-Watching With Apple Stock Oct. 11, 2019, Victor Shih cited in Investor Place Partial US-China trade deal only 'baby step' as thorny issues remain Oct. 13, 2019, Barry Naughton quoted in Economic Times See also: Rappler, Panay News and Egypt Independent  JD.com Needs a Real Deal Between the U.S. and China Oct. 15, 2019, Victor Shih cited in Investor Place US Makes It a Lot Harder for Chinese to Compromise, Says Professor Shirk Oct. 24, 2019, Susan Shirk featured on Bloomberg (Video)

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