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Tax and Occupancy of Business Properties: Theory and Evidence from UK Business Rates

Ben Lockwood, Martin Simmler, Eddy Tam
Ben Lockwood, Martin Simmler, and Eddy Tam estimate that the retail relief reduces vacancies by 90%, and SBRR relief by up to 54%.
February 4, 2022

Diagnostic Testing of Finite Moment Conditions for the Consistency and Root-N Asymptotic Normality of the GMM and M Estimators

Yuya Sasaki, Yulong Wang

“Diagnostic Testing of Finite Moment Conditions for the Consistency and Root-N Asymptotic Normality of the GMM and M Estimators,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Yulong Wang, was published in the Journal of Business & Economic Statistics.

January 28, 2022

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Perceived access to PrEP as a critical step in engagement: A qualitative analysis and discrete choice experiment among young men who have sex with men

Elizabeth A. Asiago-Reddy, John McPeak, Riccardo Scarpa, Amy Braksmajer, Nicola Ruszkowski, James McMahon, Andrew S. London
Andrew London and John McPeak assess preferences for and barriers to PrEP access in the U.S. in a study published in PLoS One.
January 26, 2022

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Fitness, Parks, and Active Transportation Organizations Support Community Recovery and Physical Activity After Disasters

Claire Pendergrast, Scott Miles, Youngjun Choe, Nicole Errett

Fitness, parks, and active transportation organizations’ trusted relationships, large organizational networks, and health promotion expertise enables them to support disaster recovery efforts and community health after disasters.

January 25, 2022

Are the Property Tax Burdens of Permanent Homeowners Affected by Growth in Housing Rentals and Second Homes: Evidence Based on Big Data from Florida

Keith Ihlanfeldt, Cynthia Fan Yang

Authors Keith Ihlanfeldt and Cynthia Fan Yang relate the effective tax rate and the tax price that homeowners pay for public services to shifts in their city's housing units in favor of rentals, broken down by type.

January 21, 2022

Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict

Fethi Keles, Christos Kyrou, Robert Rubinstein

The chapter, "Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict," was co-authored by Maxwell alum Fethi Keles '08 M.A. (Anth)/'14 Ph.D. (Anth). 

January 20, 2022

Latinos Report Higher Rates of Cognitive Impairment than U.S.-Born Whites, But Rates Vary Between Latino Subgroups

Claire Pendergrast, Marc A. Garcia, Catherine Garcia

Among older adults, U.S. Latinos have higher rates of cognitive impairment than U.S.-born whites.

January 18, 2022

What Do Epidemic History and Sexual Minority Men’s Experiences of HIV and COVID-19 Teach Us About Pandemic Preparedness?

Amy Braksmajer, Andrew S. London

For sexual minority individuals who have experienced trauma and loss stemming from the HIV epidemic, there are many similarities to COVID.

January 11, 2022

Conceptualising Policy Design in the Policy Process

Saba Siddiki, Cali Curley

In this article, Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, and her co-author discuss how scholars guided by different orientations to studying policy design are addressing and measuring common policy design concepts and themes, and offer future research opportunities.

January 10, 2022

The impact of heat on kidney stone presentations in South Carolina under two climate change scenarios

Jason Kaufman, Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera, Vicky Tam, Lihai Song, Ethan Coffel, Gregory Tasian
In his paper published in Nature, Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment, looks at the impact of heat on kidney stone presentations under two climate change scenarios. 
January 10, 2022

The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean

Tessa Murphy
In her new book, "The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021), Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, traces how generations of Indigenous Kalinagos, free and enslaved Africans and settlers from a variety of European nations used maritime routes to forge connections that spanned the eastern Caribbean.
December 18, 2021

Did State Imposed Tax and Expenditure Limits Reduce the Fiscal Size of Local Governments? Revisiting the Evidence

Justin M. Ross, John D. Stavick, Patrick Carlin

This paper, by Justin M. Ross, John D. Stavick, and Patrick Carlin, revisits the research question of whether or not state-on-local tax expenditure limits (TELs) reduced the fiscal size of local governments. 

December 17, 2021

The impact of pork-barrel capital funding in schools: Evidence from participatory budgeting in NYC

Michah W. Rothbart, David J. Schwegman, Iuliia Shybalkina
Michah Rothbart examines the impact of pork-barrel capital funding in New York City schools in a study published in Public Budgeting & Finance.
December 16, 2021

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Reported Reasons for Avoiding the COVID-19 Vaccine Vary by Age

Kelsey Wilber
This brief examines age differences in reasons reported for not getting the vaccine.
December 14, 2021

Billions in COVID-19 Rental Assistance Fails to Reach Tenants

Clay Fannin

This brief describes geographic differences in ERA spending across the U.S. and encourages states and localities to adopt policies that increase program eligibility and streamline fund disbursement.

December 7, 2021

The Impact of Taxing Vacancy on Housing Markets: Evidence from France

Mariona Segú
This paper, by Mariona Segúprovides the first evaluation of a tax on vacant housing.
December 3, 2021

‘It’s history in the making all around us’: examining COVID-19 through the lenses of HIV and epidemic history

Amy Braksmajer, Andrew London
"'It’s history in the making all around us': examining COVID-19 through the lenses of HIV and epidemic history," co-authored by Professor Andrew London, was published in Culture, Health & Sexuality. The study aims to determine how men living in the USA make sense of COVID-19 in the light of their collective knowledge and/or memories of the HIV pandemic, and provides evidence regarding the social organization of a contemporary pandemic and how individuals perceive and guard against risk, assign responsibility for virus transmission and acquisition, and navigate the threat of a potentially deadly infection.
December 2, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy

COVID-19 Has Had Devastating Economic Impacts on Older Black and Latinx Adults

Claire Pendergrast, Amy Thierry, Marc A. Garcia

This research brief shows that in the first year of the pandemic, older Black and Latinx adults experienced greater negative economic impacts than older white adults.

December 2, 2021

Impacts of Property Tax Levy on Housing Price and Rent: Theoretical Models and Simulation with Insights on the Timing of China Adopting the Property Tax

Ping Zhang, Yilin Hou and Bo Li
Professor Yilin Hou examines the  impact of property tax levy (RPT) on China’s housing price in article published in China Finance and Economic Review.
December 2, 2021

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Using Pupil Transportation Data to Explore Educational Inequities and Outcomes: A Case Study from New York City

Sarah Cordes, Samantha Trajkovski, Christopher Rick, Meryle Weinstein, and Amy Ellen Schwartz
This article explores how researchers can use pupil transportation data to explore key questions about the role of transportation in educational access and equity, such as how students get to school and the effect of transportation on student outcomes.
December 1, 2021

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