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Dutkowsky weighs in on the ongoing labor shortage in CNY Central piece

September 16, 2021
Donald Dutkowsky, professor emeritus of economics, is included in the CNY Central article, "Even Wegmans, one of country's best places to work, needs employees."

See related: Economic Policy, Labor, United States

Popp cited in New York Times article on green jobs

July 16, 2021
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, is included in the New York Times article, "Building Solar Farms May Not Build the Middle Class."

See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, Energy, Labor, Sustainability, United States

Faricy weighs in on Democrat's proposed tax strategy in Wall Street Journal

July 8, 2021
A lot of Democratic voters have low trust in government,” says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science. "You have to tie it to something that is popular, that you can sell to people that will be an improvement in their day-to-day lives." Read more in the Wall Street Journal article, "Democrats Focus on Turning Tax Talk Into Action." 

See related: Government, Infrastructure, Taxation, United States

Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

July 6, 2021
Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 

See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, Taxation, United States

Faricy quoted in MarketWatch article on Child Tax Credit payouts

June 1, 2021
Christopher Faricy was quoted in the article, "Monthly payments of up to $300 per child are starting for most families — and could keep coming for years."

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Health Policy, Taxation, United States

Faricy explains popularity of US's complex tax code in Fortune

May 26, 2021
Read more about why these incentives are so popular in the article, "America’s messy tax code is actually quite popular," published in Fortune. 

See related: State & Local, Taxation, United States

Reeher discusses political realignment in The Hill

May 4, 2021
Professor Grant Reeher says, "Political scientists and pundits have been looking for a fundamental realignment now for 50 years. I don’t know what the Mark Twain phrase would be—rumors of a realignment can be greatly exaggerated?"  

See related: Economic Policy, Political Parties, United States

Faricy cited in NY Times article on state and local tax deduction debate

May 4, 2021
Christopher Faricy's book "Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States" (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited in the New York Times article, "Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds." 

See related: COVID-19, New York State, State & Local, Taxation

Burman piece on Biden's capital gains tax proposal published in Forbes

April 30, 2021
 "This [proposal] is a significant reform that would close loopholes that fuel inefficient tax sheltering and make the income tax more progressive, and help pay for some of Biden’s domestic policy wish list," writes Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics. 

See related: Federal, Taxation, United States

Reeher quoted in Newsday article on Gov. Cuomo's budget

April 14, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo adopted a $212 billion state budget last week that raised spending $18 billion, or nearly 10 percent. 

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, New York State

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