Maxwell School News and Commentary
Barkun book cited in Huffington Post article on Princess Diana conspiracies
Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, established three core beliefs that allow conspiracy theories to thrive: nothing happens by accident, nothing is as it seems, and dots can always be connected. This framework was used by the author to explain persisting conspiracy theories about Princess Diana.
Pralle research on flood maps, politics cited in Washington Post and Slate
"Here’s the big lesson from Hurricane Harvey: The U.S. government’s flood zone designation, and the maps based on it, may not predict future flood risks accurately, particularly as climate change alters sea levels and weather patterns," writes Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science.
London and Wilmoth study on smoking, military service published in Journal of Drug Issues
WP 207 Network Effects on Labor Contracts of Internal Migrants in China
Burman article on corporate tax income published in National Tax Journal
WP 208 Robust Linear Static Panel Data Models Using ε-Contamination
WP 209 Determinants of Firm-Level Domestic Sales and Exports with Spillovers: Evidence from China
Merril Silverstein elected to the Sociological Research Association
Merril Silverstein, professor of sociology and Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, was elected to the Sociological Research Association (SRA), an honors society of sociology scholars dedicated to excellence in research. The SRA was founded in 1936 and membership invitations are extended to a limited number of sociologists each year, based on their long-term careers of distinguished research.
Model for evaluating the broad economic costs and benefits of air pollution regulation
“This is a tremendously costly endeavor, and that’s why we haven’t done it already,” says Pete Wilcoxen, director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Administration, about revising the EPA's model for evaluating the broad economic costs and benefits of air pollution regulations.