Lee study on Olley and Pakes-style production function estimators published in Oxford BES
Maxwell announces new faculty members, program chair
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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.
Evensky writes about success in college on Syracuse.com
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Flores-Lagunes weighs in on issues facing workers in WalletHub
"The unemployment rate has been low for some months now (relative to the recent past), but there has not been noticeable pressure on wages," says Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics.
Mary Lovely Named Inaugural Recipient of the Merget Fellowship Award
The fellowship is made possible by generous gifts to the Astrid Merget Fund honoring two-time alumna and former associate dean of the Maxwell School Astrid Merget ’68 M.P.A./’73 Ph.D. (SSc).
Lovely weighs in on new NAFTA deal on Bloomberg TV
"What this deal really is signaling is that this administration is going to go forward with a 25% tariff on autos," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "That's going to greatly upset our partners in the EU, in Japan."
Lovely weighs in on how to resolve US-China trade war on Marketplace
Professor of Economics Mary Lovely says negotiators should seek specific policy changes that will address the reason for these tariffs in the first place—U.S. allegations that China treats American firms unfairly with respect to their technology and intellectual property.
Lovely discusses winners and losers of steel tariffs on NPR
"The companies that use steel, like aluminum can manufacturers, or companies that make steel vats for pharmaceuticals or the dairy industry, they're going to be hurt by this," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Lovely op-ed on US-China trade war published in New York Times
"If jobs and wealth are the metric for 'winning the trade war,' China, not America, will emerge the victor," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Lovely comments on US-EU trade talks in Associated Press article
"The Chinese are not going to be buying our soybeans, so almost by musical chairs our soybeans are going to Europe,” Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says about the EU's response to China's tariffs on American soybeans.
Lovely discusses impact of tariffs on US businesses on NPR
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says that after two rounds of retaliatory tariffs by China, U.S. ham and various other pork products now face massive tariffs—between 62 and 70 percent. "In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported zero weekly export sales of pork to China," she says. "So our exports to the country have pretty much collapsed."
Study by Rosenthal featured in CityLab article on vertical economy
A study co-authored by Stuart Rosenthal, "The vertical city: Rent gradients, spatial structure, and agglomeration economies," was published in the Journal of Urban Economics and is featured in the CityLab article, "Cities and the Vertical Economy."
Lovely discusses US-China tariffs in Associated Press, Atlantic, Wash Post, Wall Street Journal
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, explains why lower-income consumers, who tend to buy more goods from countries such as China, might end up feeling squeezed more than their higher-income counterparts.
Lovely discusses US-China tariffs with Associated Press, CBS, Consumer Reports, NY Times
"The biggest price hikes may be seen among these lower-priced products, and the effect of that will hit people toward the lower end of the income distribution more," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
Lovely speaks with BBC, NPR, NYT, Guardian about US-China trade war
Lovely quoted in Wash Post article on impending US-China trade war
"What happens Friday will 'represent a fundamental retreat by the leader of the global trading system'," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics, adding, "It will be seen as a turning point."
Lovely weighs in on Harley-Davidson, tariffs in AP, Reuters, NBC
"More firms will follow Harley’s lead and move production overseas," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "Can’t blame them. Many companies are being put in very difficult positions."
Mitra op-ed on labor market imbalances in India published in Mint
"While good ideas to deal with them exist both within and outside the government, implementation is key. This is where the government often does not perform well," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.