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Burman discusses Biden's tax proposal in Vox article

March 19, 2021

"Taking out the politics, planning a tax bill that would help reduce inequality, make the system work better, raise revenue to slow the rate of growth of the debt, all of those things would make a whole lot of sense," says Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics. "But the question is just timing, and it’s always a bad time for a tax increase because it’s hard to get your base excited about raising taxes."

See related: Congress, COVID-19, Federal, Taxation, United States

Burman weighs in on Biden's COVID-19 relief package in Associated Press, Politico

March 9, 2021

Read more in the Associated Press article, "$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US" and in the Politico article, "Biden's 'Morning in America' moment carries risks."

See related: COVID-19, Federal, Health Policy, United States

Michelmore quoted in MarketWatch article on the American Rescue Plan

March 8, 2021

Undoing the earned income threshold is a particular benefit to Black and Latino children who disproportionately live in households falling underneath the earned income threshold, says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

Banks weighs in on Trump's legal problems in Newsday article

March 1, 2021

"There are various possibilities here for hiding assets or overvaluing or undervaluing assets," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks, who was quoted in the Newsday article, "Trump’s legal problems escalate even though he’s not in power."

See related: Law, Political Parties, United States

Five Maxwell scholars contribute to aging studies handbook

March 1, 2021

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Siddiki paper on net metering in the United States published in The Electricity Journal

February 28, 2021

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Schwartz talks to Research Minutes about impact of special education

February 26, 2021

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs, recently co-authored a study on the impact of special education on students with learning disabilities. On this episode of Research Minutes, "Does Special Education Improve Student Outcomes," she discusses her team's findings.

Michelmore discusses the child tax credit on Marketplace

February 25, 2021

"The kids who don’t receive the full credit right now are predominantly kids who are lower income, many who are living in poverty, and many who are either Black or Latino," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

Study on globalizing public administration by Harry Lambright and coauthors published

February 25, 2021

Young study on coproduction, digital service delivery published in Public Management Review

February 24, 2021

Carboni's research on giving circles cited in Nonprofit Quarterly

February 22, 2021

The study, along with previous research conducted by Carboni on giving circles, was cited in the Nonprofit Quarterly article, "Can Giving Circles Democratize Philanthropy?"

Michelmore quoted in BBC News article on US monthly child benefit

February 15, 2021

"There's just a lot of kids that don't get the credit," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

Michelmore weighs in on expanding the child tax credit in Sinclair Broadcast Group article

February 11, 2021

"A program that is geared toward giving families money to reduce child poverty is money well spent," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs. She was quoted in the Sinclair Broadcast Group article, "Dems aim to increase, expand child tax credit, but some Republicans object."

Banks weighs in on Republican's support for Trump in China Daily

February 10, 2021

Because Senate conviction requires a two-thirds majority, it is highly unlikely that 67 senators will line up against the former president, according to Professor Emeritus William C. Banks.

See related: Congress, Political Parties, United States

Banks weighs in on Trump's impeachment case in Wall Street Journal

February 8, 2021

In a criminal case, a prosecutor would have to prove that former President Donald Trump "could have reasonably foreseen that his incitement was likely to lead to all hell happening at the Capitol," says Professor Emeritus William Banks.

Schwartz discusses her recent special education study with Hechinger Report

February 3, 2021

"They’re closing the gap with their general education peers by about a sixth," says Professor Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs and lead author of the recently published study, "The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities."

See related: Disability, U.S. Education, United States

Popp talks to CNN, Washington Examiner about effects of Obama's Recovery Act

February 2, 2021

Professor David Popp talks to CNN, Washington Examiner about effects of Obama's Recovery Act.

Williams explains the value of a NATO Carrier Strike Group on Atlantic Council podcast

January 29, 2021

Michael John Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was a guest on the Atlantic Council's NATO 20/2020 podcast.

See related: Defense & Security, NATO

Popp weighs in on Biden's climate directives in New York Times

January 28, 2021

David Popp, Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy and co-author of a 2020 paper on the employment effects of the Obama-era spending on green job creation, discounted the notion of creating one million new auto manufacturing jobs.

Himmelreich discusses vaccine verification systems in Brookings piece