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Rosenthal paper on employment density and agglomeration economies published in RS&UE
Burman weighs in on Trump's payroll tax cut proposal in CNBC article
"The main problem with the proposal is that it would go to the people who least need help," says Professor Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States
Ma quoted in Politico article on new Chinese narrative on COVID-19, US
Now, "Chinese international students in the U.S. overwhelmingly consider China a safer place, with [their] government more competently handling the crisis than the American government," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "That is why so many Chinese students have returned home, despite the high risk of international travel and the enormous difficulty in buying airplane tickets."
See related: China, COVID-19, U.S. Education, United States
Heflin paper on material hardship among immigrants in the US published in PR&PR
Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
See related: Education, Nutrition, State & Local
Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
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Singleton article on federal policy and disability enrollment published in Jour of Law & Econ
Monnat comments on impact of COVID-19 on minorities in Daily Gazette
"This is just another example of the negative health impacts of structural racism," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Across all institutions, blacks are disadvantaged."
See related: COVID-19, New York State, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local
Burman discusses additional coronavirus stimulus checks with CNBC
Successfully getting more money out to Americans could be tricky, if the experience from the recent stimulus checks is any indication, says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States
Perry Singleton funded by University of Kentucky poverty center
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Popp’s work on government research support funded by Sloan Foundation
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, has been awarded a $349,380 grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. His research will examine how government funding influences the direction of clean energy research, focusing on whether increased government spending attracts more researchers to the field, or merely substitutes for other funding sources within the field.
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Heflin speaks about SNAP benefits, federal stimulus bill on NCPR
"The population that has the lowest income and has the least other sources of support have not been given any increase in the ability to provide food for their family," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, Food Security, United States
Monnat discusses racial disparities, COVID-19 deaths in Miami Herald
"Without widespread testing and without knowing the infection rate, we can’t responsibly predict when things could open back up," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Monnat discusses COVID-19 testing with Miami Herald, Syracuse.com
"If people aren’t being tested, you’re risking not only spread, but greater severity of the illness," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, United States
Monnat comments on fairness of stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin Examiner
"A crisis like COVID-19 is bound to exacerbate existing racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities. Not only within the healthcare system, and in terms of health outcomes, but also within the criminal justice system," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: Black, COVID-19, Income, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Lutz receives NSF RAPID grant for COVID-19 research
See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards
Rosenthal paper on spatial reach of agglomeration economies
Monnat discusses COVID-19 with D Magazine, Stateline, the Verge
"At the front end, not testing these groups [poor and racial-ethnic minority populations] at the same level is increasing the risk of fatality rates," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Shi article on low-income female students and the reversal of the Black-White gap published in AERA
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity
Heflin study on disability, immigration, and food insecurity published
See related: Food Security
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