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Op-ed by ESF/SU academics supporting carbon tax to ease climate change

"In response to the climate crisis we face, our leaders must not continue to merely say 'no' to climate policies proposed by others, or to hope, as we have for decades, for an unforeseeable technological breakthrough that will render fossil fuels uneconomical," write eleven scientists and professors from SUNY ESF and Syracuse University.

February 20, 2017

Baldagi article on imperfect competitive loans in Africa published in Oxford BES

Svetlana Andrianova, Badi H. Baltagi, Panicos Demetriades & David Fielding
February 7, 2017

Monnat study on demographic characteristics and physical activity practices published in PM

Shannon M. Monnat, Monica A. F. Lounsbery, Thomas L. McKenzie & Raeven Faye Chandler
January 31, 2017

Zoli, McCormick, Lutz discuss the US-Mexico border wall in the DO

Maxwell professors Amy Lutz, Gladys McCormick, and Corri Zoli weigh in on the executive order to construct a wall along the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico border in The Daily Orange article. Glady McCormick especially stating concerns that aren't commonly heard in this debate. She said, "there might be unintended consequences of the wall, especially with environmental impacts. She said there are delicate habitats along the border that play important roles in migration of wildlife and the growth of flora and fauna,"
January 31, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Rothbart weighs in on Trump's plan for student loans in Daily Orange

“There seems to be, based on some of the public comments (Trump) has made, a focus on reducing the period over which someone is responsible for loans so that people that can’t afford to don’t have to continue repaying loans for an extended period, although the burden may be higher during the repayment period,” said Michah Rothbart, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

January 24, 2017

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Dutkowsky, Flores-Lagunes on growing job market for economic PhDs

Don Dutkowsky, professor of economics, notes that doctorates in economics have thrived due to the expansive job market available in economics both inside and outside of academia. Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, adds that an increase in economic majors has yielded a higher demand for economics instructors, opening up doors for economics doctorates where they are closing in other fields of study.

January 18, 2017

Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

See related: Agriculture

In Memoriam: Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered

The Syracuse native began his academic career after serving in the U.S. Army in Germany and 17 years of service at Miller Brewing Co. in Volney, N.Y
January 4, 2017

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Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Mental Health

Grandparenting in the United States

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Health Policy

Heflin study on SNAP benefits and emergency room visits for hypoglycaemia published in PHN

Colleen Heflin , Leslie Hodges & Peter Mueser
December 13, 2016

See related: Food Security

Spatial Econometrics: Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables: Volume 37

Badi H. Baltagi, James P. Lesage, R. Kelley Pace
December 1, 2016

Schwartz article on the spillover effects of mid-year entry on student achievement published in EEPA

Emilyn Ruble Whitesell, Leanna Stiefel & Amy Ellen Schwartz
November 30, 2016

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Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics with Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

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Deirdre Nansen McCloskey (University of Illinois at Chicago) will present the fifth annual Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics. For more information about this lecture, please contact Katrina Fiacchi at 315.443.9040 or kfiacchi@syr.edu. 


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