Maxwell School News and Commentary

“Behavioural patterns of leaders versus followers in setting local sales tax policy,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics.

“Supply Chain Adjustments to Tariff Shocks: Evidence From Firm Trade Linkages in the 2018-2019 U.S. Trade War,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Ryan Monarch, was published in Economics Letters.

Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, has edited and contributed to “Confronting Climate Coloniality: Decolonizing Pathways for Climate Justice” (Routledge, 2024).

 In the book (Central European University Press, 2024), Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology, explores how residents of Bihać, a town in northwest Bosnia, mobilized to block construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Una River in 2015. 

Christopher DeCorse, Distinguished Professor and chair of anthropology, has written a new book, “Fringe Archaeology: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Past” (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2024). The book explores the intertwining of archaeology and popular culture, as well as depictions of archaeology in film and fiction. 

“Kids in Limbo: War, Uncertainty, and the School Experiences of Ukrainian Refugee Students in Poland,” co-authored by Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, and Ph.D. student Iwona B. Franczak, was published in Sociological Forum.

“Parity and Post-Reproductive Mortality Among US Black and White Women: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Andrew London, was published in PLOS ONE.

"Evidence-based practices and US state government civil servants: Current use, challenges, and pathways forward," co-authored by Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Leslie Thompson, Shuping Wang, Graduate Research Associate for the Center for Policy Design and Governance and the Center for Policy Research, Jules Marzec, Chengxin Xu, Weston Merrick, and Patrick Carter, was published in Public Administration Review.

“Public Health Measures Related to the Transmissibility of Suicide,” co-authored by Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in The Lancet Public Health.

“Tell Me How You Really Feel: Unpacking Sub-Dimensions of Citizen Satisfaction With Hospital Services,”, co-authored by Minjung Kim, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in International Public Management Journal.