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Welfare Effects of Property Taxation

Max Löffler, Sebastian Siegloch

Max Löffler and Sebastian Siegloch show that the tax incidence depends on how housing prices, labor and other types of incomes as well as public services respond to property tax changes.

October 15, 2021

The U.S. Must Invest More in the Child Care Subsidy Program

Taryn Morrissey, Colleen Heflin, William Clay Fannin

This data slice analyzes 2019 administrative data from Virginia to examine gaps in child care subsidy receipts.

October 12, 2021

The U.S. Child Care Subsidy Program Is Underused but Well-Positioned to Promote Racial Equity

Taryn Morrissey, Colleen Heflin, William Clay Fannin

This brief summarizes findings from a recently published paper examining administrative data from the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

October 12, 2021

The Assessment Gap: Racial Inequalities in Property Taxation

Carlos F. Avenancio-Leon, Troup Howard

Carlos F. Avenancio-León and Troup Howard document a nationwide “assessment gap” which leads local governments to place a disproportionate fiscal burden on racial and ethnic minorities.

October 8, 2021

Researchers examine COVID’s toll on NYC children’s health, education

Amy Ellen Schwartz, professor of economics and public administration and international affairs, is one of two principal investigators for a five-year research project to examine how, over time, COVID-19 has affected children’s health and education in New York City. Maxwell School faculty colleague Michah W. Rothbart is among the co-investigators.�Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the $3.5 million study is a collaboration by researchers at Syracuse University, New York University and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
October 6, 2021

Critical climate justice

Farhana Sultana
October 6, 2021

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Older Adult Vaccination Rates Lag in Rural Areas and the South

Claire Pendergrast, Yue Sun

This brief examines geographic trends in COVID-19 vaccination rates for adults age 65+. 

October 5, 2021

Five Year Research Project

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is the principal investigator for a five-year research project that will examine the impacts of state COVID-19 mitigation policies on adult psychological health, drug overdose and suicide. The project is funded with $1.95 million from the National Institutes of Health.
October 1, 2021

Risk Factors Explaining Military Deaths From Suicide, 2008–2017: A Latent Class Analysis

Scott D. Landes, Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London
Sociologists Scott Landes, Andrew London and Janet Wilmoth examine the risk factors in military deaths by suicide.
September 25, 2021

See related: Mental Health

Why are COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower in Rural than in Urban areas of the U.S.?

Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun

This brief compares COVID-19 vaccination rates across the U.S. rural-urban continuum and identifies the major contributors to lower rates of vaccination in rural counties.

September 24, 2021

#Kifaya# Enough Dangerous Speech for South Sudanese: Collaborative Strategies by Musicians and Local Civil Society Organizations

Susan Appe, Nadia Rubaii, Kerry Whigham, Samuel Sebit Emmanuel
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September 22, 2021

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Elder Mistreatment is Pervasive in New York State

Karl Pillemer, David Burnes

Age and poor self-rated health increase the risk of experiencing mistreatment. 

September 21, 2021

Optimal Property Taxation

Kasper Kragh-Sørensen

What is the optimal tax rate on residential housing? In this paper, Kasper Kragh-Sørensen (University of Oslo) considers both the distributional effects and the long-lived transitional dynamics following a change in the property tax rate.

September 17, 2021

Strengthening SNAP and TANF is Essential to Support Children in Early Childhood

Colleen Heflin, Michah W. Rothbart, Mattie Mackenzie-Liu

This brief summarizes findings from a study examining participation in SNAP and TANF in early childhood in Virginia.

September 14, 2021

A New Look at Property Tax Incidence Across Local Governments

John Yinger

John Yinger (Syracuse University) develops a new method for determining the incidence of property tax differences across jurisdictions.

September 3, 2021

Taking the Measure of Addiction Recovery: A Brief History of Recovery Capital

Austin McNeill Brown

This brief discusses the concept of ‘recovery capital’ as an important theoretical advancement in the field of addiction treatment.

August 31, 2021

Forced Moves and Home Maintenance: The Amplifying Effects of Mortgage Payment Burden on Underwater Homeowners

John P. Harding, Jing Li, Stuart S. Rosenthal & Xirui Zhang
August 28, 2021

See related: Housing

Coalitional Lobbying and Intersectional Representation in American Rulemaking

Maraam A. Dwidar

In her article published in American Political Science Review, Assistant Professor of Political Science Maraam Dwidar's argues that interest groups representing women, people of color, Native nations, and the poor strategically conduct intersectional advocacy through coalitional lobbying.

August 13, 2021

See related: Civil Rights

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