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Lopoo, London paper on household crowding featured by Urban Institute
Steinberg discusses global role of US at ESADE Big Challenges series
Mitra discusses India's restrictive labor regulations in Livemint
Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, argues that "restrictive labor regulations have prevented India from reaping the full potential benefits of opening up the economy."
Thorson paper on fight against fake news published in Science
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Taylor interviewed for OZY article on socioeconomic protests in Russia
Institutional reforms such as increasing the independence of the courts or increasing bureaucratic accountability would undermine its very foundation, says Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science.
Harrington Meyer paper on Social Security reform published in RSF Journal of Social Sciences
Reeher quoted in Press Republican article on NY State ethics rules
"Of all the problems to have, having the whole Albany culture of corruption attached to him [Cuomo]—and it will be attached to him—is one of the worst problems to have," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Heflin article on food pantry assistance and the Great Recession published in JHEN
See related: Food Security
McCormick piece on missing people in Mexico published by Wilson Center
"The prevalence of disappearances stands as a testament to Mexico as a captured state, where organized criminal networks have hijacked government institutions and where officially-sanctioned practices that emerged out of the 1970s become routine," writes Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.