Public Administration and International Affairs Department News, Media Commentary and Research
Hou paper wins joint best research award
Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, won a joint best research award from the Deng Ziji Foundation and the Journal of Trade and Finance Economics in China for a co-authored paper published in the journal. The paper provides evidence to advocate for a broad-base property tax in order to capture the capitalized value arising from improved public services.
See related: Awards & Honors, China, Taxation
Lopoo quoted in Medium article on immigration policy, fertility
"If we see fewer immigrants coming to the U.S., or if we start to restrict the immigrants who come in to those who look a lot like middle-class Americans, with respect to fertility rates, we’re going to see completely different fertility rates in the United States," says Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Parenting & Family, U.S. Health Policy, U.S. Immigration
Maxwell partners with APSIA to host PISA Network training
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Michelmore study on impact of Earned Income Tax Credit on housing published in Demography
Steinberg discusses Good Friday Agreement on War on the Rocks podcast
University Professor James Steinberg explained how the parties involved were able to come to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, which allowed all of them to preserve their most important positions while finding space for compromise in order to end the violence.
See related: Crime & Violence, Europe, Government, International Agreements
Different Viewpoints, Better Solutions
The Northeast Residential Energy Use Pilot Study is an interdisciplinary project between students and faculty in the Maxwell School, SU College of Law, SU’s iSchool, and the SU College of Engineering and Computer Science. The study will employ high resolution metering for long-term monitoring of electricity usage of individual households.
See related: Energy, Environment, Giving, Grant Awards, Student Experience
Banks speaks with CNN, Washington Post about Trump's false claims
"The President, like every actor in our national government, is bound by the Constitution. Article II of the Constitution allows the President to take certain actions, but the list is quite short, especially compared to the long list of Congress's Article I powers," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Congress, Federal, United States
Shi article on skill acquisition and immigrants’ specialization in STEM careers published in PNAS
Rothbart article on NYC's restaurant grading policy published in Public Administration Review
Hou study on the impact of tax and expenditure limitations published in Publius
Schnell publishes study on factors associated with open governments
Public Affairs and the Multifront Attack on Climate Change
See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Wildfires
Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
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Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
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Banks weighs in on Trump accepting foreign help during campaign in Associated Press
According to William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, information received from a foreign entity could be a little murky under the law, but if someone determined the information was of value, it would be unlawful.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, U.S. Elections, United States
Steinberg op-ed on US-Japan relations published in Nikkei Asian Review
"If the U.S., under Trump or a successor, continues to take Japan's support for granted while ignoring Japan's interests, the U.S. grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific, which depends so heavily on allied support for bases and operations, could become increasingly untenable," writes University Professor James Steinberg.
See related: East Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States
Bifulco quoted in Chalkbeat article on concerns about charter schools
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Lopoo discusses govt policies to increase US fertility rate in Medium
"Think about a professional woman who has completed college and some graduate work and may or may not be married, and if they’re married, they have a partner with a similar income," Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Center for Policy Research, says. "So they’re sort of in the part of their careers where they’re really climbing rapidly."
See related: Child & Elder Care, Government, Labor, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Steinberg quoted in Foreign Policy article on legacy of World War II
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