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Mitra discusses Indian redistributive programs in Economic Times

"No economist providing policy prescriptions can ignore the political constraint of the inevitability of redistribution to the bottom 20-30 percent," writes Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs. "Therefore, an important task before any policy economist is to suggest the most efficient form of this redistribution—one that hurts the rest of the society the least. Of course, it also has to be fiscally viable and responsible."

April 16, 2019

See related: Economic Policy, India

Lovely weighs in on discrimination in the field of economics in Business Insider

"Many men believe they themselves are not part of the problem, yet they continue to organize sessions without any women authors or discussants," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I still am present at meetings where women's views are heard and then trivialized."

March 21, 2019

Christopher Faricy and coauthors examine how delivery methods affect attitudes on social spending

Christopher Ellis & Christopher Faricy

March 18, 2019

See related: Taxation

Van Slyke Comments on Trump's Infrastructure Plan in CityLab

David Van Slyke, Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, was quoted in the CityLab article, "So Much for That Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan."

January 31, 2018

See related: Economic Policy, Government, Infrastructure

Burman analysis of House GOP tax plan in Columbia Journal of Tax Law

"An Analysis of the House GOP Tax Plan," co-authored by Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, examines the House GOP tax reform blueprint, which would significantly reduce marginal tax rates, increase standard deduction amounts, repeal personal exemptions and most itemized deductions, and convert business taxation into a destination-based cash flow consumption tax.

April 25, 2017

See related: Taxation, United States