Center for Policy Research News
Maxwell Experts Discuss Future Implications and Historical Context of Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling
The discussion covered the history of governing abortions in the U.S.; how the Dobbs v. Jackson decision might affect access to abortion and other reproductive services; impacts the decision could have on economic and health outcomes and voting behaviors in upcoming elections; and what precedent this decision might set for other Supreme Court decisions going forward.
See related: Health Care, Inequality, Supreme Court/Judiciary, Women's Rights
Montez Talks to Scientific American About the Growing Mortality Gap Between GOP and Dem Areas
University Professor and demographer Jennifer Karas Montez was quoted in the Scientific American article, "People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties."
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, Political Parties
Heflin Explores Patterns of Earnings and Employment Based on Worker Characteristics in New Study
"Patterns of Earnings and Employment by Worker Sex, Race, and Ethnicity Using State Administrative Data: Results from a Sample of Workers Connected to Public Assistance Programs," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin, was published in Race and Social Problems.
See related: Gender and Sex, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, Racial Inequality, Social Justice, Wage Inequality
Maxwell School Launches Center for Policy Design and Governance
Yinger Featured in Medium Article on Mortgage Discrimination
John Yinger, Trustee Professor of Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs, was featured in the Medium article, "Interview with Economics Professor John Yinger on Mortgage Discrimination."
See related: Housing, Inequality
Rothenberg Paper Receives Honorable Mention for ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award
"Road Quality and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Indonesia’s Highways," co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Alexander Rothenberg, received honorable mention for the 2022 ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award.
See related: Awards & Honors, Economic Policy, Infrastructure
The Employment Impact of a Green Fiscal Push
See related: Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Labor
Intensive Mothering in the Time of Coronavirus
See related: COVID-19, Education, Inequality
Drake Talks About Academic Apartheid on FreshEd Podcast
See related: Education, Racial Inequality, Social Justice
Yinger Discusses the Effects of School District Consolidation in Columbia Missourian Article
John Yinger, Trustee Professor of Economics and Public Administration, was featured in the Columbia Missourian article, "Q&A: The benefits and drawbacks of school district consolidation."
See related: Economic Policy, Education
Montez Talks to NPR About the Link Between Politics and Health
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez was interviewed on NPR about the link between politics and health.
State-Level Variation in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Sleep
See related: Education, Health Policy, Inequality
London Elected Chair of American Sociological Association’s Drugs and Society Section
Professor of Sociology Andrew London was elected chair (one-year term begins in 2022) of the American Sociological Association’s Drugs and Society Section.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
U.S. State Policy Contexts and Physical Health among Midlife Adults
See related: Health, Health Policy, Social Justice
Equal time for equal crime? Racial bias in school discipline
See related: Education, Racial Inequality
Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Wellbeing
The Economics of COVID-19
See related: COVID-19
Sociologist Shannon Monnat to Lead Center for Policy Research
A demographer and sociologist whose work focuses on population health will serve as the next director of the Center for Policy Research (CPR), the oldest interdisciplinary social science research program at the Maxwell School. Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion and professor of sociology, will begin the position on July 1, 2022.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
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February 2, 2023
CPR Methods Seminar: Python 101: Coding for Beginners (Xue Zhang)
Eggers Hall , 060
3:30PM-5:00PM
February 9, 2023
Overview of Maxwell Research Proposal Support Services
426 Eggers Hall
3:30PM-5:00PM
February 10, 2023
Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Santosh Anagol
Virtual
11:00AM-12:15PM