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Gadarian discusses the Democratic primaries on WAER
Shana Gadarian tells WAER that it’s still early to declare an official front-runner. "It's [Super Tuesday] a really big part of the process; it doesn't mean the process is over. No one has a majority [of delegates] now; there are still a lot of states to go," she says. Gadarian was interviewed for the segment titled "Two CNY Political Science Professors Weigh in on Super Tuesday, New York's Role in Primaries."
3/6/2020

Engelhardt wins grant through the U.S. Social Security Administration
Gary V. Engelhardt, a professor of economics and faculty associate with the Aging Studies Institute in the Maxwell School, was awarded a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration through the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The $100,000 grant will support Engelhardt’s research into the role of housing equity as an asset for retirement planning among older Americans.
3/6/2020

Wiemers reviews earnings instability trends in Equitable Growth essay
"Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers," co-authored by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Emily Wiemers, was published in the Washington Center for Equitable Growth's book of policy ideas for 2020 titled Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy.
3/5/2020

Monnat awarded grant by Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Shannon Monnat, the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, has received a $75,817 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for the project “Implementing and Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Plan of Safe Care.” Monnat is the principal investigator on the project; Alexandra Punch, associate director of Maxwell’s Lerner Center, is a co-investigator.
3/5/2020

Radcliffe weighs in on coronavirus price gouging in USA Today
"It’s not a textbook economic transaction with a willing seller and a willing buyer," says Dana Radcliffe. "One party has all the power because the other person is in a vulnerable situation of sometimes desperate need." Radcliffe was interviewed for the USA Today article "Gouge much? Purell for $149, face masks for $20: Coronavirus price hikes are making everyone mad."
3/4/2020

McDowell piece on dollar's central role in global payments published
"Payments Power: The Overlooked Role of the Dollar as the Top International Payments Currency," written by Daniel McDowell and included in the article "Global Monetary Order and the Liberal Order Debate," was published in International Studies Perspectives. McDowell considers the role of the US dollar as the top international payments currency and how dominance in this arena is an important power resource for the United States.
3/3/2020

Complementary projects on food insecurity funded by Russell Sage
The Russell Sage Foundation has announced funding for two complementary projects related to food insecurity among older adults, and conducted by Maxwell faculty members. One is a qualitative assessment led by Madonna Harrington Meyer, University Professor of Sociology, while the other involves quantitative analysis, conducted by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
3/3/2020

Thorson quoted in Scientific American article on fake news, elections
During the 2016 election cycle, certain Web sites spread false information across the Internet. But a new study suggests they did not have as much impact as some have feared. Emily Thorson says she is not surprised by the results of the study. A single piece of information rarely changes anyone’s opinion, "whether it’s true-or false," she says. Thorson was interviewed for the Scientific American article "'Fake News' Web Sites May Not Have a Major Effect on Elections."
3/3/2020

Dutkowsky speaks to Spectrum News about the stock market drop
Donald Dutkowsky was interviewed for the Spectrum News article "Stock Market Professor: "Stay The Course" After 3% Point Decrease." He advises not to think in terms of points but in percentage. "'The Dow's off 1,000 points, oh my goodness, that's horrible.' But the Dow's [near] 30,000 points, so that's a 3% drop," says Dutkowsky, adding that a 3% drop is not good, but not awful.
3/2/2020

Weschle paper on interparty interactions, voter perception published
"Elite Interactions and Voters’ Perceptions of Parties’ Policy Positions," co-authored by Simon Weschle, was published in the American Journal of Political Science. The authors found that "voters infer greater left–right agreement between pairs of parties that have more cooperative public relationships, but that this 'cooperation effect' is only evident near the times of national elections."
2/28/2020

Russell Sage funds Michelmore’s study of single mothers' job quality
Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, has won a $29,272 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the effect of the earned income tax credit (EITC) on job quality among single mothers.
2/27/2020

Burman comments on the cost of Bernie Sanders's agenda in The Atlantic
"I think it is fair to say that the tax increase—assuming it is as big as Senator Sanders projects—is about as large as the [13-point] tax increases enacted to finance World War II," as measured as a share of GDP, says Leonard Burman. He was interviewed for The Atlantic article "The Sixty Trillion Dollar Man."
2/27/2020

Young article on open data in US cities published in PAR
"Implementation of Digital‐Era Governance: The Case of Open Data in U.S. Cities," written by Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Matthew Young, was published in Public Administration Review. Young assesses the institutional and organizational factors that influence local governments’ implementation of innovation in the form of open data platforms.
2/26/2020

Lovely speaks to Wash Times about FBI, Chinese-American scientists
Mary Lovely says the rules governing scientists’ ties to Chinese research institutions are murky and sometimes lead prosecutors to charge people who have made innocent mistakes. "There should be clear guidance on what is allowable, what is not allowable...," she says. Lovely was interviewed for the Washington Times article "House Democrats say FBI too tough on friendly Chinese visitors."
2/25/2020

Jok discusses South Sudan's latest peace deal with Al Jazeera
Jok Madut Jok, professor of anthropology, weighs in on South Sudan's latest peace deal on Al Jazeera's "Inside Story" and in his article, "A band aid approach to peace will not save South Sudan," published in Daily Nation.
2/25/2020

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