Under the same umbrella: Public health insurance expansions and the uniformity of insurance for families Evaluating insurance coverage at the individual level abstracts away from the family-level decision-making behind healthcare utilization. While tradit…

An article led by CPR Senior Research Associate Sarah Hamersma titled, "Under the Same Umbrella: Public Health Insurance Expansions and the Uniformity of Insurance for Families" was published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization!
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Differences in COVID-19 experiences between U.S. working age adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Differences in COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes between adults with and without ADHD are well documented. Less is known about disparities in t…

Adults with #ADHD reported worse #COVID19 experiences than adults without ADHD. Learn more in this study by Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, CPR Director @smonnat.bsky.social, CPR Research Affiliate Andrew London, and Scott Landes. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

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Is Home Birth a Choice? Racial and Geographic Differences in Unintended Home Births in the U.S. Home births that happen without planning or medical support (i.e., unintended home births) carry a higher likelihood of adverse outcomes, such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and hypothermia. This...

Unintended home births (i.e., those without planning or medical support) carry high risk of adverse outcomes. Rates of unintended home births are 6–8% among White women but 33–61% among Black women, depending on region and metro status. @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner surface.syr.edu/lerner/295/

Maxwell is #1 again! 🏆

Top-ranked in public affairs by U.S. News, with excellence across 10 subspecialty areas.

A proud moment for a community dedicated to public service. #BestGradSchools

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Two special spatial weight matrices and their effects on estimation and testing in spatial regressions This paper collects in one place some of the consequences of using two special spatial weight matrices in the spatial econometrics literature. The two…

An article led by CPR Senior Research Associate Badi Baltagi titled, "Two Special Spatial Weight Matrices and Their Effects on Estimation and Testing in Spatial Regressions" was published in Economics Letters! @maxwellsu.bsky.social

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In one week! Join us for the Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics with this year's lecturer, Alison Buttenheim. Dr. Buttenheim will present, "Better, Sooner, Stronger: Chasing Behavioral Science Impact Through Design."

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Will Deepen the Farm Crisis, Not Solve It The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) promises billions in new farm subsidies, but most of that money won’t go to the farmers who need it most. This brief describes how the OBBB’s changes to agricultural ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill will deepen the farm crisis, not solve it. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #CPRMaxwell policy brief #OBBB #OBBBA #farmcrisis: surface.syr.edu/cpr/529/

"Policy Design Complexity and Policy Outputs: Theory and Methods" by CPR Graduate Research Associate Brandon Charles, CPR Senior Research Associate Saba Siddiki, and co-authors was published in Policy Design and Practice! @maxwellsu.bsky.social

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"Identifying Observable Determinants of Latent Common Trends" by CPR Senior Research Associate Yoonseok Lee, Peter C. B. Phillips, Suyong Song, and Donggyu Sul was added to the CPR Working Paper Series!

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"Behavioral Charity: Third-Party Ratings of Nonprofits as Salience and Heuristics" by CPR Graduate Research Associate Ashraf Haque was published in Public Administration Review!

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Living in Liberal Areas Reduced COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Conservatives Political divisions shaped public health responses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with conservatives expressing higher vaccine hesitancy than liberals. But does where conservatives live matter? Thi...

Where you live may have shaped your #COVID19 vaccination decisions. Conservatives in liberal communities had lower vaccine hesitancy and higher vaccine uptake than conservatives in conservative communities. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/293/

Tax credit meant to help struggling workers mostly helps employers, Wisconsin study finds Lawmakers want to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which for three decades has rewarded companies that hire people with barriers to employment. New research shows it doesn’t work.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is meant to help workers, but new research shows it doesn't work.

CPR's Sarah Hamersma, who first studied the credit over 20 years ago, spoke to @wisconsinwatch.org about the credit's long track record of failing workers.

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Seminário "Democracia, Direitos Humanos e Leniência: O Direito de Viver Sem Corrupção” - Dia 2 YouTube video by Escola Superior do MPU

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript as part of the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @esmpu.bsky.social. Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work - obrigada!

Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / sl🤟🏻) translations ⬇️
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"Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in New York City," co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate Yilin Hou, was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management! @maxwellsu.bsky.social
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Professor Alex Rothenberg discusses his research on the effects of Indonesia's Integrated Development Economic Zones on this episode of "Economics Unpacked." @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Regional political climate’s moderating role in the association between political conservatism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States There is an emerging body of evidence linking political conservatism and conservative political climate in the United States to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake. The goal of the present research ...

How does political climate shape COVID-19 vaccine behavior? A study coauthored by Brittany Kmush finds that conservatives living in liberal regions showed lower hesitancy and higher booster uptake than those living in conservative regions. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

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Are the Kids Alright? Maxwell Expert Panel Examines Youth Mental Health Are the Kids Alright? Maxwell Expert Panel Examines Youth Mental Health

Are the kids alright? 🧠

Maxwell School faculty met in Washington, D.C., to explore youth mental health, risky behavior and how social and economic changes are affecting young people today.
@johncawley.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Comparison of self-reported survey and wastewater-based epidemiology measures of cocaine use on a college campus Background Wastewater–based epidemiology (WBE) has the potential to produce reliable, efficient, and non-invasive measures of current psychoactive drug use. The aim of this study was to assess the fea...

Wastewater testing and student surveys produced similar estimates of cocaine use on campus. This study coauthored by Dessa Bergen-Cico & David Larsen shows anonymous, community-level data could help track public health trends more efficiently. @maxwellsu.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

No Joy in Cooking Secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins recently suggested Americans can get the nutrition they need on $3 meals. Here’s what happened when I tried to follow her plan.

WATCH: Professor Colleen Heflin discusses Ag Sec. Rollin's $3 meal claim. “I was very confused. USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3,” she says. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social https://bit.ly/46etCla

"Who Should be on Electronic Monitoring: Conceptualizations of Ideal Supervisees" by CPR Senior Research Associate Gabriela Kirk-Werner was published in Punishment and Society!

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AI Nudges Syracuse Professors Back Toward Blue Books, In-Class Work To prevent students from relying on artificial intelligence to write and do homework for them, many professors are returning to pre-technology assessments and having students finish essays in class.

Professor Johannes Himmelreich discusses Maxwell's new AI policy minor and AI in teaching: “AI is going to have significant social impact. This will create policy challenges that require an understanding of the technology as well as the policy analysis skills,” he says.

Today at 7pm! A panel of experts, including CPR Senior Research Associate @johncawley.bsky.social, will examine how government regulation, labeling practices and industries shape public policies.

Learn more or register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Trump's USDA is hiding the data on food stamp cuts The agency's food insecurity survey was pointless "liberal fodder," a spokesperson said.

“It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden,” says Lerner Affiliate Colleen Heflin. “All these things become a little bit harder as people become older, and they may have declines in hearing, sight or cognitive function.”

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Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern's new book “goes under the hood of the Fair Food Program to tell a remarkable story of transformation and hope,” says the CIW. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

How Trump Made Life Difficult for International Students and Wisconsin

“The reality is that China’s best and the brightest are not coming but leaving,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Walking the land with property owners Click on the article title to read more.

"By conversing with landowners where they live [...] we gained far-richer insight into why people voluntarily restore, manage, and protect their land for conservation."

Learn more in this guest editorial coauthored by Rick Welsh: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program

How do child care subsidies affect work and income? 👶📊

Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

"Urban Sprawl and Residential Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Indonesia and the Philippines" by Yi Jiang, Taylor Lathrop, Alexander D. Rothenberg, and Yao Wang has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series!

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/519/

Badi Baltagi Named 2025 Great Arab Minds Award Laureate in Economics Badi Baltagi Named 2025 Great Arab Minds Award Laureate in Economics

An international honor for Maxwell scholarship 🌍

Distinguished Professor Badi H. Baltag has been named a 2025 Great Arab Minds Award laureate, a prestigious recognition often called the “Arab Nobel,” celebrating his global impact on econometrics and economic research. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

CONNECT NY | Food Insecurity | Season 11 | Episode 12 On the December edition of Connect NY, David Lombardo covers food insecurity in New York State

“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social