Dustin Brown '01 MPA appointed senior fellow at Volcker Alliance
Battle Tested
As Syracuse University’s first Tillman Scholar and a PA student focused on national security studies, Ryan Gross brings real life to the classroom.
Fragile States
Sound scholarship helps us understand what sometimes seems unknowable: North Africa and the Middle East.
Taylor featured in Newsweek article on strengthening Russia-China ties
Brian Taylor, expert on Russian politics, discusses the strengthening relationship between China and Russia,, who are both concerned about US domination of the international system. "The two countries have expanded their economic and political cooperation over the last decade," writes Taylor.
Reeher weighs in on upcoming NY gubernatorial primary in Newsday
"The inference would be that he’s more worried about this one," says Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, about the $16 million [Governor] Cuomo has spent, largely on TV ads championing the economy and his liberal achievements.
Lovely discusses tariffs with the Economist, Wall Street Journal
"The first few rounds of tariffs hit supply chains really hard," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. Now, the Trump administration "has begun to hit things clearly not processed in the U.S.—consumer goods—and this is going to get people’s attention."
Olley and Pakes-style Production Function Estimators with Firm Fixed Effects
Blood in the Rust Belt: Mourning and Memorialization in the Context of Community Violence
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Palmers supporting professional master’s students
University Professor John L. Palmer, a former long-time dean of the school, and his wife, Stephanie G. Palmer, have made a major gift commitment to the Maxwell School that will create an endowed fund supporting Maxwell professional master’s students, with an emphasis on financial aid and career development services.
Maxwell announces new faculty members, program chair
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D'Amico elected to National Model UN Board of Directors
NMUN, which elected Francine D'Amico, teaching professor of international relations to the board of directors, is a nonprofit organization that advances understanding of the United Nations and contemporary international issues by providing quality education experiences that emphasize collaboration and cooperative resolution of conflict.
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Maxwell invites undergrad students of color to Public Policy Camp
Pralle research cited in Acadiana Advocate article on flood insurance
Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science, found that the unpleasant surprise of the new insurance costs often causes political pressure that can ultimately lead to map revisions that underestimate flood exposure.
Mortality Among Veterans and Non-veterans: Does Type of Health Care Coverage Matter?
Lovely discusses trade deficits with Bloomberg and Marketplace
"Trade policy has very little direct impact on the overall trade deficit in the longer run," said Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Engelhardt research cited in MarketWatch article on Social Security
Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics, and his co-authors found that early Social Security claiming leads to a significant increase in the number of retirees living in poverty.
Taylor's Code of Putinism reviewed in Washington Times
"With only 209 pages of actual text, it is a fraction of the length of many windier, weightier academic books that say more while telling us less," reads a review of Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor's book, "The Code of Putinism."
Evensky writes about success in college on Syracuse.com
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One Big Weekend in the Adirondacks: The Future of Public Administration
This summer, Maxwell convened Minnowbrook at 50, an anniversary conference on the same hallowed ground. For most who attended, the times seemed no less volatile, and deciding how public administrators and scholars meet an era’s challenges proved anything but simple.
Unequal Hopes, Lives, and Lifespans in the USA: Lessons from the New Science of Well-Being