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McDowell Discusses the Financial Sanctions Targeting Russia with Marketplace and the Washington Post

March 3, 2022

Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell discussed the financial sanctions imposed by the West on Russia with Marketplace and in his article published in the Washington Post.

Flores-Lagunes Speaks to Marketplace About Jobs Numbers

February 9, 2022

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, says it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact factors causing job numbers to rise. Read more in the Marketplace article, "How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?"

See related: Economic Policy, Labor, United States

Radcliffe quoted in Marketplace piece on companies, voter restrictions

April 15, 2021

Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs, says that although taking a stand can be tricky, "if companies are dragging their feet or not getting involved when fundamental questions of democracy are at stake, that could be a long-term threat."

See related: Ethics, Government, Labor, U.S. Elections, United States

Radcliffe comments on corporations' role in politics in Marketplace

March 30, 2021

"If you don’t take a stand, you’re opening yourself up to criticism of being complicit in legislation that is widely seen as violating individual rights," says Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.

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.

Lovely talks to Marketplace about Capitol riot, foreign investors

January 11, 2021

Professor Mary Lovely sees the nation in uncharted territory and is focused on the question of how much uncertainty was added into the system Wednesday.

See related: China, Government

Lovely talks to Marketplace about the impact of US suspending tariffs

March 26, 2020

See related: Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Lovely discusses the trade war, tariffs with Marketplace, PolitiFact

November 19, 2019

"When the price of these inputs go up, U.S. businesses find it harder to compete against non-U.S. competitors, even in the U.S. market," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Lovely talks to Marketplace about weaknesses in US manufacturing

November 7, 2019

"We’re seeing the slowdown hit the Midwest, the farm belt," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And a big slowdown in business investment, capital equipment purchases, is hitting states like Pennsylvania and Illinois."

See related: Agriculture, Trade, United States

Lovely discusses US-China trade war with Business Insider, Marketplace

September 6, 2019

"Higher taxes on these goods are likely to be highly regressive, in that lower and middle class Americans spend a higher portion of their income on these Chinese imports than do higher income Americans," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

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