Maxwell School News and Commentary
Steinberg discusses US-China tech disputes in Nikkei Asian Review
"There is an emerging dimension to the U.S.-China conflict which has worrisome echoes of that earlier [U.S.-Russia] conflict—the growing division of the world into two technological blocs, each of which seeks autonomy and self-sufficiency and strives to limit the other's access to its advanced know-how," says University Professor James Steinberg.
Christopher Faricy and coauthors examine how delivery methods affect attitudes on social spending
See related: Taxation
Koch discusses her book The Geopolitics of Spectacle on BBC Radio
See related: Middle East & North Africa
Mitra reviews effects of opening trade on developing Asia in Asian Development Bank Institute blog
"Even though in aggregate, trade leads to economic gains, it almost always creates winners and losers," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs." He adds that social protection policies "need to be in place for equity reasons as well as to build and sustain support for free trade."
Shana Gadarian article on how information helps voters published in Urban Affairs Review
See related: U.S. Elections
Two books by former journalist Mike Stanton receive honors
"Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World," by Mike Stanton ’79 BA (PSc), has been named one of the best books of 2018 by the Boston Globe and Library Journal, and as a 2018 Reader’s Favorite by the Wall Street Journal. Stanton’s first book, the New York Times bestseller "The Prince of Providence," will be adapted for the stage by Trinity Repertory Company in Providence.
Wasylenko quoted in WalletHub article on state/local tax policy
Michael Wasylenko, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics, says "highly skilled, highly educated workers find the best job matches in East and West coast cities," which are typically located in high tax states.
Reeher weighs in on Pelosi's comments about impeachment in The Hill
"It’s a discussion between some of the Democrats who may have a better sense of strategic thinking about the election and the ones who think there are good reasons to be going forward with impeachment, [for whom] it’s the principle of the thing," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Elizabeth Cohen discusses restrictionist immigration in The Atlantic
"It [undocumented immigration] was invented by legislators who wanted to close the border. And the vast, costly deportation apparatus that has been built as a result has created new problems, too," writes Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science.
Karas Montez study examines educational disparities in US adult health