WP 166 A Laplace Stochastic Frontier Model
Learning By Doing
“He wasn’t just teaching the theoretical aspect of the course but empowering you with skills you need if you were to start working in a development agency,” says Odunayo Arowolo ’13 M.A. (IR/Econ), about the course taught by Bob Christen, professor of practice. “He wants you to be able to hit the ground running.”
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Crisis Management
Expert on political leadership, Margaret Hermann, professor of political science, analyzed the decision-making style of U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan during times of stress, particularly the Iranian hostage crisis. Hermann's research shows that stress highlights a leader's most characteristic traits, and that some policy makers thrive in crises while others may fall apart.
Remembering Guthrie
Alumni and former colleagues offer observations on a 50-year Maxwell faculty member and the School’s sixth dean, who passed away last summer.
Four Maxwell School Professors Named O’Hanley Scholars
The Maxwell School of Syracuse University is honoring four inspirational teachers and scholars as the first O’Hanley Faculty Scholars.
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Baltagi spatial lag models with nested random effects study published in Journal of Urban Economics
Rosenthal study on private Markets and filtering a source of low-income housing published in AER
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Baltagi study on dynamic spatial panel data forecasting published in Oxford BES
Bifulco brief on fiscal impacts of charter schools published in Education, Finance and Policy
Schewe study on reducing nitrogen fertilizer application published in Land Use Policy
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WP 165 Hospital Treatment Rates and Spill-Over Effects
Hamersma article on temporary help work published in Industrial Relations
Wilcoxen paper on pricing carbon in the US published in Resource and Energy Economics
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Human Rights under State-Enforced Religious Family Laws in Israel, Egypt, and India
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Double Dividend: Environmental Taxes and Fiscal Reform in the United States
Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service
A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America
Fighting Colonialism with Hegemonic Culture: Native American Appropriation of Indian Stereotypes
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