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Hou featured in Wall Street Journal article on potential property tax in China

Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, says China should introduce a property tax—"the earlier the better"—to stabilize the real-estate roller coaster of recent years. Read more in The Wall Street Journal article, "China Kicks Property Tax to the Curb--For Now.
March 20, 2017

Burman chapter on tax expenditure limits published in The Economics of Tax Policy

Leonard E. Burman, Eric Toder, Daniel Berger & Jeffrey Rohaly
February 28, 2017

Op-ed by ESF/SU academics supporting carbon tax to ease climate change

"In response to the climate crisis we face, our leaders must not continue to merely say 'no' to climate policies proposed by others, or to hope, as we have for decades, for an unforeseeable technological breakthrough that will render fossil fuels uneconomical," write eleven scientists and professors from SUNY ESF and Syracuse University.

February 20, 2017

Baldagi article on imperfect competitive loans in Africa published in Oxford BES

Svetlana Andrianova, Badi H. Baltagi, Panicos Demetriades & David Fielding
February 7, 2017

Monnat study on demographic characteristics and physical activity practices published in PM

Shannon M. Monnat, Monica A. F. Lounsbery, Thomas L. McKenzie & Raeven Faye Chandler
January 31, 2017

Zoli, McCormick, Lutz discuss the US-Mexico border wall in the DO

Maxwell professors Amy Lutz, Gladys McCormick, and Corri Zoli weigh in on the executive order to construct a wall along the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico border in The Daily Orange article. Glady McCormick especially stating concerns that aren't commonly heard in this debate. She said, "there might be unintended consequences of the wall, especially with environmental impacts. She said there are delicate habitats along the border that play important roles in migration of wildlife and the growth of flora and fauna,"
January 31, 2017

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Rothbart weighs in on Trump's plan for student loans in Daily Orange

“There seems to be, based on some of the public comments (Trump) has made, a focus on reducing the period over which someone is responsible for loans so that people that can’t afford to don’t have to continue repaying loans for an extended period, although the burden may be higher during the repayment period,” said Michah Rothbart, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

January 24, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Dutkowsky, Flores-Lagunes on growing job market for economic PhDs

Don Dutkowsky, professor of economics, notes that doctorates in economics have thrived due to the expansive job market available in economics both inside and outside of academia. Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, adds that an increase in economic majors has yielded a higher demand for economics instructors, opening up doors for economics doctorates where they are closing in other fields of study.

January 18, 2017

Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

See related: Agriculture

In Memoriam: Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered

The Syracuse native began his academic career after serving in the U.S. Army in Germany and 17 years of service at Miller Brewing Co. in Volney, N.Y
January 4, 2017

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Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Mental Health

Grandparenting in the United States

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Health Policy

Heflin study on SNAP benefits and emergency room visits for hypoglycaemia published in PHN

Colleen Heflin , Leslie Hodges & Peter Mueser
December 13, 2016

See related: Food Security

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Susanna Loeb will be this year's speaker. Professor Loeb is Director of the Annenberg Institute and Professor of Education & International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Her research focuses broadly on education policy and its role in improving educational opportunities for students.

The annual Jerry Miner Lecture is sponsored by EFAP and named in honor of Emeritus Professor, Jerry Miner. Professor Miner is an Education Finance and Accountability Program (EFAP) faculty associate who is widely known for his research in public finance and education finance. He is one of very few scholars who understands the New York State Education aid formulas. 

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