The Tobin Project seeks exceptional individuals to join our collaborative team. Our ideal candidates are thoughtful, intellectually ambitious individuals with outstanding writing skills and a passion for using rigorous research to better understand the world.

The Tobin Project convened twelve scholars for a meeting on the development and evolution of the antimonopoly movement in the United States and the role it has played in American democracy.

On September 26th and 27th, the Tobin Project convened nine graduate students for a workshop on the History of American Democracy, where participants shared research projects and provided feedback on each other's work.

On July 15th and 16th, the Tobin Project held a meeting of our working group on the History of American Democracy, seeking to develop research on how democratic institutions have functioned and evolved over time.

On April 26th and 27th, the Tobin Project hosted a Conference on Inequality and Decision Making, convening forty-seven scholars of psychology, sociology, economics, and other fields to investigate the impacts of high and/or rising economic inequality on individuals’ behavior.

On February 8th and 9th, the Tobin Project’s Institutions of Democracy initiative held a meeting as part of our ongoing work on When Democracy Breaks. Sixteen scholars presented working papers prepared especially for this inquiry.

The 2018 Update includes developments throughout our research areas, featuring articles on When Democracy Breaks, the Prize for Exemplary Work on Inequality and Decision Making, and Reassessing Threat Assessment.

The Tobin Project seeks exceptional individuals to join our collaborative and entrepreneurial team. We are currently accepting applications for our Research Analyst and Case Writer positions.

The Tobin Project and the Social Science Research Council are soliciting graduate student proposals for research projects that address how cultural factors may contribute to regulatory capture.

The Tobin Project is pleased to announce that the 2018 Prize for Exemplary Work on Inequality and Decision Making has been awarded to Orestes Patterson Hastings and Daniel Schneider.