Center for Policy Research News
Drake Addresses Long-Standing Problems of Educational Inequality in New Book
In his new book, "Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb" (University of California Press, 2022), Sean J. Drake looks at how race and class intersect, contributing to educational inequality and modern school segregation.
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Monnat's Research Cited in NY Times Article on Trump, Canadian Truckers' Protests
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Schwartz, Rothbart Piece on Expanding Access to Free School Lunch Published in Education Next
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Lutz Examines How Social Contexts and Culture Affect Parenting Decisions in New Book
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Flores-Lagunes Speaks to Marketplace About Jobs Numbers
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Diagnostic Testing of Finite Moment Conditions for the Consistency and Root-N Asymptotic Normality
“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.
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Perceived access to PrEP as a critical step in engagement
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Conceptualising Policy Design in the Policy Process
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.
Tracking COVID’s Toll
Pandemic research by Maxwell faculty and students is shaping policy and perception on everything from aging to opioid addiction.
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The impact of pork-barrel capital funding in schools: Evidence from participatory budgeting in NYC
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Impacts of Property Tax Levy on Housing Price and Rent
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The Effect of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing
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Limited contracts, limited quality? effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes
Monnat Quoted in BBC Article on US Drug Overdose Deaths
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Hou paper on debt authority and overstatement of budgetary deficit published in IT&PF
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Hou Weighs in on China's Property Tax Expansion in Financial Times
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Zhu paper on the effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes published in Econ of Edu Review
Yingyi Ma Discusses Experiences of Chinese Students in US
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Popp Talks to NPR about the Impact of Transitioning to Electric Cars
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Risk Factors Explaining Military Deaths From Suicide, 2008–2017: A Latent Class Analysis
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Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics
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Dr. Brigitte Madrian (Brigham Young University) will present the Sixth Annual Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics, titled "Applying Behavioral Insights to the Design of Public Policy".
Dr. Madrian is the Dean and Marriott Distinguished Professor in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business where she has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and the George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics. Her current research focuses on behavioral economics and household finance, with a particular focus on household saving and investment behavior. Her work in this area has impacted the design of employer-sponsored savings plans in the U.S. and has influenced pension reform legislation both in the U.S. and abroad. She also uses the lens of behavioral economics to understand health behaviors and improve health outcomes.
This is a virtual event via zoom. Registration is required. Please submit the registration form.
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