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Lovely weighs in on discrimination in the field of economics in Business Insider
"Many men believe they themselves are not part of the problem, yet they continue to organize sessions without any women authors or discussants," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I still am present at meetings where women's views are heard and then trivialized."
See related: Economic Policy, Gender and Sex, United States
Singleton quoted in Atlantic article on archaeological study of DNA
Theresa Singleton, professor of anthropology, says the discovery of a woman's DNA in Belvoir matching with people living in Sierra Leone today holds "great promise" for future research—but the cost of DNA analysis may put it out of reach for some archaeologists.
Steinberg discusses US-China tech disputes in Nikkei Asian Review
"There is an emerging dimension to the U.S.-China conflict which has worrisome echoes of that earlier [U.S.-Russia] conflict—the growing division of the world into two technological blocs, each of which seeks autonomy and self-sufficiency and strives to limit the other's access to its advanced know-how," says University Professor James Steinberg.
Koch discusses her book The Geopolitics of Spectacle on BBC Radio
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Mitra reviews effects of opening trade on developing Asia in Asian Development Bank Institute blog
"Even though in aggregate, trade leads to economic gains, it almost always creates winners and losers," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs." He adds that social protection policies "need to be in place for equity reasons as well as to build and sustain support for free trade."
Wasylenko quoted in WalletHub article on state/local tax policy
Michael Wasylenko, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics, says "highly skilled, highly educated workers find the best job matches in East and West coast cities," which are typically located in high tax states.
Reeher weighs in on Pelosi's comments about impeachment in The Hill
"It’s a discussion between some of the Democrats who may have a better sense of strategic thinking about the election and the ones who think there are good reasons to be going forward with impeachment, [for whom] it’s the principle of the thing," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Elizabeth Cohen discusses restrictionist immigration in The Atlantic
"It [undocumented immigration] was invented by legislators who wanted to close the border. And the vast, costly deportation apparatus that has been built as a result has created new problems, too," writes Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science.
Faricy weighs in on Democratic tax proposals in Bloomberg
Democratic tax proposals are simply a "stealth attack" on the preferential rate for capital gains, says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science.
Bybee discusses civility in current political times on NPR
See related: Political Parties