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Wiemers Talks to the New York Times About Wealth Created by the Pandemic Housing Market

May 2, 2022

Emily Wiemers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the New York Times article "The Extraordinary Wealth Created by the Pandemic Housing Market."

See related: Education , Inflation , Income , Spending , Housing

Engelhardt Speaks to the Washington Post About the Impact of Inflation on Retirees

March 28, 2022

Professor Gary Engelhardt was quoted in the Washington Post article "Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation."

See related: Public Economics , Income , Inflation , Spending , Economy

Gadarian Quoted in Newsweek Article on Feds Financing Bridge Repair

January 19, 2022

Professor Shana Kushner Gadarian says that the federal government must ensure that a community's residents understand that the infrastructure improvements came from Washington and not locally or from the state.

See related: Spending , Infrastructure , United States , Government

Patel Piece on Illicit Finance Published by Law360

December 7, 2021

"Why We're Losing The Battle Against Illicit Finance," co-authored by Kristen Patel, Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs, was published by Law360.

Van Slyke Weighs in on Biden's Infrastructure Plan in Associated Press

November 15, 2021

Dean David M. Van Slyke shared his views on the infrastructure bill in the Associated Press article, "Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill historic, not transformative."

Reeher Quoted in The Hill Article on Biden's Challenge with Democrats

October 6, 2021

Professor Grant Reeher is included in The Hill article, "The Memo: Biden stuck in middle of tricky Democratic fight."

See related: American Politics , Economy , Spending

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: Infrastructure , Spending , Politics , United States , Government

Wolf Study on Minimum Wage, Infant Mortality Featured on CNY Central

June 23, 2021

A study by Douglas Wolf, Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies, was featured in the CNY Central article "New SU study shows that raising the minimum wage could save lives."

Lovely discusses India's COVID crisis, US textile imports with NBC

June 3, 2021

While India constitutes a smaller fraction of imports as compared to China, it still plays a significant role in certain sectors, including raw gems, which makes it difficult to move supply chains outside the country, says Professor Mary Lovely.

See related: Supply Chains , Spending , Trade , India , COVID-19

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: State and Local , New York State , Income , COVID-19 , Spending , Taxes

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