Faricy discusses gender gap amongst voters on Syracuse.com

Chris Faricy, assistant professor of political science, says the modern gender gap can be traced to the Democratic and Republican split over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, and he expects the trend to continue. 

November 1, 2016

Khalil discusses new book on Australian radio program

Osamah Khalil, assistant professor of history, says that "President Obama rhetorically argues that he is in favor of democracy in the region...and yet, the actual reality on the ground is that the United States is siding with very conservative forces in the region, particularly those in the Persian Gulf."

November 1, 2016

WP 194 The Identification and Estimation of a Large Factor Model with Structural Instability

Badi H. Baltagi, Chihwa Kao & Fa Wang
October 31, 2016

WP 198 Retention Heterogeneity in New York City Schools

Douglas Almond, Ajin Lee & Amy Ellen Schwartz
Using regression discontinuity methods, the authors find that female students are 25% more likely to be retained in their grade due to exam failure than boys. 
October 31, 2016

See related: New York State

Rosenthal article on housing price bubbles, new supply, and within-city dynamics published in JUE

Crocker H. Liu, Adam Nowak & Stuart S. Rosenthal
October 31, 2016

See related: Housing

WP 193 Incentivizing Healthy Eating in Children

Saied Toossi
The author examines the impact of reward-based incentives in inducing the choice and consumption of healthier foods among children.
October 31, 2016

WP 195 The Academic Effects of Chronic Exposure to Neighborhood Violence

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Agustina Laurito, Johanna Lacoe, Patrick Sharkey & Ingrid Gould Ellen
October 31, 2016

See related: Crime & Violence

WP 197 The Health Care Expenditure and Income: A Global Perspective

Badi H. Baltagi, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone & Elisa Tosetti
This paper investigates the long-run economic relationship between health care expenditure and income in the world.
October 31, 2016

WP 196 Stationary Points for Parametric Stochastic Frontier Models

William C. Horrace & Ian A. Wright
Stability of the stationary point and "wrong skew" results are derived or simulated for common parametric assumptions on the model. Identification is discussed.
October 31, 2016

Heflin paper on aging out of WIC and food security on households with children published in CYSR

Irma Arteaga, Colleen Heflin & Sara Gable
September 30, 2016

See related: Aging, Food Security

Burman paper on 2016 US presidential candidates and the economy published in Intereconomics

Leonard E. Burman
September 30, 2016

See related: Taxation, U.S. Elections

Rothbart study on middle school bullying, safety and belonging published in AERJ

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel & Michah W. Rothbart
September 30, 2016

See related: Education

A Roadmap For Reducing Gun Violence in America

Daniel Webster
September 30, 2016

Lopoo article on government spending and economic growth published in Southern Economic Journal

Susan E. Mayer, Leonard M. Lopoo & Lincoln H. Groves
September 30, 2016

Multi-Method Social Science

Jason Seawright, Northwestern University, Illinois
September 30, 2016

See related: Research Methods

Monnat article on the Great Recession and America's geography of unemployment published in DR

Brian Thiede & Shannon M. Monnat
September 26, 2016

See related: Labor

Burman analysis of House GOP tax plan published in Columbia Journal of Tax Law

Jim Nunns, Leonard E. Burman, Ben Page, Jeff Rohaly & Joe Rosenberg
September 15, 2016

See related: Taxation

Rothenberg article on skill transferability, migration and development published in AER

Samuel Bazzi, Arya Gaduh, Alexander D. Rothenberg & Maisy Wong
August 31, 2016

Meet Summer at Skiddy Staff

It was a positive summer at Skiddy Park for many families and children. Learn more about the Summer at Skiddy Staff from 2016, who made it a summer to remember.      
August 24, 2016

Jennifer Karas Montez named Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies

In recognition of her contributions to the field of aging studies, Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor of sociology, has been named the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies for the academic years 2016-17 through 2018-19.
August 24, 2016

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