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Limited contracts, limited quality? effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes

Maria Zhu
In an article published in Economics of Education Review, Assistant Professor of Economics Maria Zhu examines the effects of adjunct professors on student outcomes.
December 1, 2021

The Effect of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing

Katherine Michelmore, Leonard M. Lopoo
Katherine Michelmore and Len Lopoo examine the effect of Earned Income Tax Credit exposure in childhood on marriage and early childbearing.
December 1, 2021

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Consistent SNAP Participation Increases Preventative Health Care Visits for Infants

Colleen Heflin, Irma Arteaga, Julia Stafford

This brief summarizes findings from research examining the connection between SNAP participation and preventative care in an infant’s first year of life in Missouri.

November 30, 2021

The Platform Economy and the Smart City: Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy

Austin Zwick
In his new book, “The Platform Economy and the Smart City: Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy” (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2021), Maxwell School faculty member Austin Zwick explores the intersection between urban planning and technological change.
November 29, 2021

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The U.S. Should Expand Access to Dental Care for Older Adults

Madonna Harrington Meyer, Sarah Reilly, Julia M. Finan

Older adults with lower socioeconomic status tend to have worse oral health, less dental insurance coverage, greater difficulties finding a dentist, and low-quality care.

November 23, 2021

Griffiths explains how aspiring nations go about winning sovereignty

What is the strategy of secession and how do tactics vary by the kind of independence movement? In his new book, “Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations” (Cornell University Press, 2021), Maxwell School faculty member Ryan Griffiths argues that the rules and informal practices regarding state recognition create a strategic playing field between existing states and aspiring nations.
November 17, 2021

Older Adults are More Likely to Avoid COVID-19 Information

Julia Nolte , Corinna E. Löckenhoff

This brief shows that in the first months of the pandemic, older adults were less likely to consume COVID-19 information or media than younger adults. 

November 16, 2021

The Pursuit of Salvation. Community, Space, and Discipline in Early Medieval Monasticism

Albrecht Diem
In his new book, “The Pursuit of Salvation. Community, Space, and Discipline in Monasticism” (Brepolis Publishers, 2021), Maxwell School faculty member Albrecht Diem provides a new view on the emergence of monastic life in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages–an institution and form of life that had a deep impact on Western culture.
November 12, 2021

Real Estate Taxes and Home Value: Evidence from TCJA

Wenli Li and Edison G. Yu
Wenli Li and Edison G. Yu examine the impact of changes in the federal tax treatment of owner-occupied housing stemming from the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in January 2018 on local housing markets.
November 12, 2021

Depression and Mental Health Service Use among 12–17 Year Old U.S. Adolescents: Associations with Current Parental and Sibling Military Service

Andrew London
Andrew London, professor of sociology, found that adolescents who have a sibling currently serving in the military are an at-risk population for MDE and potentially other mental and behavioral health problems.
November 10, 2021

Retrofitting Leninism: Participation without Democracy in China

Dimitar Gueorguiev

Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, argues that the key to the Communist Party’s longevity is its ability to integrate authoritarian control with social inclusion through modern telecommunications technologies. 

November 9, 2021

Rural Counties Lost More Years of Life than Urban Counties in 2020

Yue Sun

Now, higher COVID-19 mortality rates in rural areas threaten to exacerbate the existing rural mortality penalty.

November 9, 2021

Capitalisation of a Recurring Tax on Properties: Evidence from a Local Property Tax Reform

Andreas Økland
Andreas Økland utilizes rich micro data to study the introduction of a local property tax in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
November 5, 2021

Women Report Worse Employment Impacts from Family Caregiving

Claire Pendergrast

Families struggling to balance caregiving and paid employment face emotional, social, and financial stress, with especially severe negative impacts for women.

November 2, 2021

Coordination among Small Localities and Returns to Scale in Property Value Assessment: Evidence from New York State

Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou, John Yinger
Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou, and John Yinger take advantage of cooperative agreements among small tax-assessing jurisdictions to explore economies of scale in property valuation.
October 29, 2021

How Are Parental and Sibling Military Service Related to Adolescent Depression and Mental Health Service Use?

Andrew S. London

Ultimately, younger siblings of currently serving military personnel are an under-recognized at-risk population for depression and may have unmet needs for mental health care.

October 27, 2021

Limited Contracts, Limited Quality? Effects of Adjunct Instructors on Student Outcomes in Higher Education

Maria Zhu
Zhu paper on the effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes published in Econ of Edu Review
October 22, 2021

Balancing the Halo Data Surveillance Disclosure and Algorithmic Opacity in Smart Hearing Aids

Krista Kennedy, Noah Wilson, Charlotte Tschider

This study explores algorithmic opacity in smart hearing aids, examines data surveillance disclosures and positions findings within relevant legal contexts.

October 19, 2021

Measuring Correlation-to-Causation Exaggeration in Press Releases

Bei Yu, Jun Wang, Lu Guo, Yingya Li
The result of an NSF-funded project, the authors propose a Natural Language Processing approach to identify when press releases overstate causal claims for research that was originally observational and designed to establish correlational findings.
October 19, 2021

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