Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Alumnus Paulo De Miranda: Maxwell Offered ‘Much More Than a Formal Education’
He co-founded the Brazilian startup DEEP and grew it into a market leader in sustainability impact measurement.
Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil
The study, authored by David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Energy Economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Energy, Labor, Latin America & the Caribbean
Thompson Quoted in Associated Press, NPR Articles on Pope Leo’s US Citizenship
Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science, says she doubts Leo will renounce his U.S. citizenship. “I think he wants to stress that he is the pope of the universal Catholic Church,” Thompson says, “and not an American holding that position.”
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Lovely Speaks to China Daily About the Impact of President Trump’s Tariffs
“In some sectors, tariffs create no new jobs in the U.S., as trade is diverted to third countries rather than inducing new domestic production,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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Denisa Jashari Receives 2025 Latin American Research Review Best Article Award
The history professor was recognized with the annual award for her article on the transnational movement Christians for Socialism in 1960s and 1970s Chile.
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Lovely Talks to NewsNation About Trump’s One-Month Tariff Exemption for US Automakers
“What we can say is that one month is not enough time to rearrange production networks which have served North America extremely well. We can't move assembly plants or manufacturing facilities for roof racks or catalytic converters or whole assembly plants from Mexico to the United States,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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McCormick Discusses the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico in Business Insider, NBC News Articles
“The consequences of pushing the Mexican economy into a forced and deep recession is that, if anything, it will actually make people have to resort to informal economic activity, which oftentimes is illicit,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
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Monarch Discusses Trump’s Proposed Changes to American Trade Policy in Directorship Magazine Article
“We know that President Trump is not afraid to have an actual trade war,” he continued. “We saw it in 2018 and 2019, where almost all goods coming from China were hit with the highest tariffs we've seen in almost 100 years. And those were very disruptive,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics.
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Monarch Speaks With Newsweek About US tariffs and the Housing Market
Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says that it is “clear” tariffs on products like steel and aluminum will increase the cost of building housing and developments and, therefore, drive up the prices of housing in the U.S.
See related: Canada, Federal, Infrastructure, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Banks Quoted in Newsweek, Stateline Articles on Deportations and Use of the Alien Enemies Act
“Although the Alien Enemies Act does not authorize military participation in law enforcement, if other laws permit their use, Trump could enable the military to implement summary detention and deportation of immigrants lawfully in the United States,” says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.