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Conservative State Policies Contribute to Higher Mortality Rates among Working-age Americans

Jennifer Karas Montez, Nader Mehri, Shannon Monnat
This study examined how state policies on criminal justice, taxes, environment, firearms, marijuana, health care, labor, and tobacco were associated with the risk of dying among working-age adults from 2000 to 2019.
October 25, 2022

Trade liberalization and poverty reduction

Devashish Mitra

"Trade liberalization and poverty reduction," authored by Professor of Economics Devashish Mitra, was published in IZA World of Labor.

October 24, 2022

See related: China, India, Labor, Trade

The primary threat: How the surge of ideological challengers is exacerbating partisan polarization

Richard Barton

“The primary threat: How the surge of ideological challengers is exacerbating partisan polarization," authored by Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affair, was published in Party Politics.

October 24, 2022

Upending the New Deal Regulatory Regime: Democratic Party Position Change on Financial Regulation

Richard Barton

"Upending the New Deal Regulatory Regime: Democratic Party Position Change on Financial Regulation," authored by Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Perspectives on Politics.

October 24, 2022

See related: Congress, Political Parties

Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis

Saba Siddiki, Christopher K. Frantz

Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, and Christopher Frantz provide a general background on institutional analysis and the institutional grammar (IG) as well as provide a comprehensive overview of a revised version of the IG developed by the authors called the IG 2.0.

October 21, 2022

Appraisal Overvaluation: Evidence of Price Adjustment Bias in Sales Comparisons

Yanling G. Mayer and Frank E. Nothaft
This report, by Yanling G. Mayer, delves into the underlying appraisal development to identify causes of appraisal bias.
October 21, 2022

Global post-medieval/historical archaeology: Cuba and Puerto Rico

Sarah Newstead, Eric Tourigny, Odlanyer Hernández de Lara, Paola A. Schiappacasse

"Global post-medieval/historical archaeology: Cuba and Puerto Rico," co-authored by Ph.D. student Odlanyer Hernández de Lara, was published in Post-Medieval Archaeology.

October 20, 2022

Misperceptions about Refugee Policy

Lamis Abdelaaty, Emily Thorson

"Misperceptions about Refugee Policy," co-authored by political science professors Lamis Abdelaaty and Emily Thorson, was published in American Political Science Review.

October 20, 2022

See related: Refugees, United States

Cities in a Pandemic: Evidence from China

Badi H. Baltagi, Ying Deng, Jing Li, and Zhenlin Yang
October 20, 2022

Water for you and me, or water for us? Regional collaboration in drinking water systems

Kate Albrecht and Jason Michnick

This simulation gives students the opportunity to explore the complexities of drinking water provision governance, as well as relate important aspects of decision-making to the needs of the stakeholders they represent.

October 19, 2022

StopPalu: Advancing Community-focused Fight against Malaria in Guinea

Indu Perpu and Benudhar Sahu
This case is about the implementation of the StopPalu project and explains how collaborative partnership and a community-focused approach were followed to find a solution to the problem of malaria in Guinea.
October 19, 2022

Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID

Shana Kushner Gadarian, Sara Wallace Goodman, Thomas B. Pepinsky

“Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID," co-authored by Professor of Political Science Shana Kushner Gadarian, draws on a wealth of new data on public opinion to show how pandemic politics has touched all aspects of Americans’ lives.

October 18, 2022

The Cost of Being a Woman: How Race and Education Affect the Gender Pay Gap

Erin Bisesti and Marc A. Garcia
This brief explores pay inequities in 2020 by race/ethnicity, gender, and educational attainment. 
October 18, 2022

Cognitive Limits and Preferences for Information

Áron Tóbiás

“Cognitive Limits and Preferences for Information,” authored by Associate Professor of Economics Áron Tóbiás, was published in Decisions in Economics and Finance.

October 14, 2022

See related: Research Methods

The Conditional Mode in Parametric Frontier Models

William C. Horrace, Hyunseok Jung, and Yi Yang
October 12, 2022

Older Immigrants Are More Likely Than Older Nonimmigrants to Experience Loneliness

Stephanie Zemba and Janet Wilmoth

This research brief explores the impact of age at immigration on feelings of loneliness and considers factors such as health, socio-demographics, and engagement in volunteering in the assessment.

October 11, 2022

Routledge Handbook of Critical Kashmir Studies

Mona Bhan, Haley Duschinski, Deepti Misri

This handbook, co-edited by Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, politicizes discourses of nationalism, patriotism, democracy, and liberalism, and it questions how these dominant globalist imaginaries and discourses serve institutionalized power, create hegemony, and normalize domination.

October 7, 2022

See related: Religion, South Asia

The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Publicly Provided Services and Labor Market

Nicola Bianchi, Michela Giorcelli, and Enrica Maria Martino
This report, by Nicola Bianchi, studies how fiscal decentralization affects local services. It explores a 1993 reform that increased the fiscal autonomy of Italian municipalities by replacing government transfers with revenues from a local property tax and how the reform affected labor markets.
October 7, 2022

The Politics of Engagement with North Korea

Stuart Thorson, Frederick Carrier

"The Politics of Engagement with North Korea," co-authored by Stuart Thorson, professor emeritus of political science and international relations, and Moynihan Research Associate Frederick Carriere, was published in Science & Diplomacy.

October 1, 2022

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