Upshot: Why Economists Are Worried About Trump

View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. Wednesday, January 11, 2017 [The New York Times] [NYTimes.com/upshot »] [The New York Times] Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Dismal Science [The mood among economists in a meeting in Chicago was as dreary as one of the city’s winter days.] [Why Most Economists Are So Worried About Trump] By JUSTIN WOLFERS In a meeting in Chicago, a fear that their advice will be ignored — and that the new administration’s policies could court economic disaster. Upshot Ideas Matrix [How to Prevent Gun Deaths? Where Experts and the Public Agree] By QUOCTRUNG BUI AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Background checks? More concealed weapons? What about improving mental health care, or having better community outreach? Outlier [Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World] By KEVIN QUEALY AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ In most advanced countries, gun homicides are as rare as deaths from falling tree limbs or plane crashes.  ADVERTISEMENT  Highlights of the Week The New Health Care [Americans spend more than $15 billion a year on pet health care.] [How Emotion Over Pet Care Helps Explain Human Health Spending] By AUSTIN FRAKT “The emotional nature of the treatment decision may be important in explaining high and sometimes heroic end-of-life health care spending.” Pink-Collar Work [Why Men Don’t Want the Jobs Done Mostly by Women] By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER When men take so-called pink-collar jobs, they have more job security but they also feel stigmatized. The New Health Care [Preparing to give a childhood vaccination at a medical office in Denver.] [Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination] By AARON E. CARROLL There are some issues that shouldn’t be politicized. Public Health [Vaccine Opponents Can Be Immune to Education] By BRENDAN NYHAN Trying to correct misperceptions about the dangers of vaccines can lead to even deeper misgivings.  ADVERTISEMENT  And Don’t Miss  Public Health [Your Surgeon Is Probably a Republican, Your Psychiatrist Probably a Democrat] By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ New data show distinct political leanings in many medical specialties. Over all, the field is becoming more Democratic. Yehteh Everyday Economics [How to Make Yourself Go to the Gym] By JOSH BARRO The principle of pay-now, work-out-later is great for gyms, but less so for their customers. Economists look at other ways to encourage exercise. FOLLOW UPSHOT [Facebook] [FACEBOOK] [Twitter] [@UpshotNYT] Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »] | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. [Subscribe »] ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The Upshot newsletter. [Unsubscribe] | [Manage Subscriptions] | [Change Your Email] | [Privacy Policy] | [Contact] | [Advertise] Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018