Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: LatinX
Pearson’s Research on Racial and Ethnic Exclusion Supported by Russell Sage Foundation Grant
The assistant professor of economics is part of a team exploring the exclusion and expulsion of groups of people from towns and cities from 1850 to 1950.
See related: Asian-American, Black, Economic Policy, Grant Awards, LatinX, U.S. Immigration, United States
Maxwell Agreement with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Expands Partnership
Participants in the organization’s leadership programs receive tuition discounts if admitted to one of several Maxwell programs.
See related: Government, LatinX, United States
Flores-Lagunes Comments on Biden’s Nomination for Federal Reserve Board in Bloomberg Article
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, says the nomination [of Adriana Kugler] is “fundamental,” calling the lack of Hispanic representation at the Fed a “glaring aspect of inequality” in the U.S.
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Garcia, Lerner Center Research on COVID and the Latino Mortality Advantage Cited in NBC News Story
A recent Lerner Center research brief co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia was cited in the NBC News article, "Covid-19 narrows long-standing Latino mortality advantage, study finds."
See related: COVID-19, LatinX, Longevity, United States
Flores-Lagunes comments on October jobs report in MarketWatch
According to Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, improving jobs numbers may have "some explanatory power for the good showing by the president on election night."
See related: Black, Labor, LatinX, U.S. Elections, United States