@CPRMaxwell

The official feed for the Center for Policy Research (CPR) at @MaxwellSU of @SyracuseU. We conduct a range of interdisciplinary research on public policy. 🍊

 Syracuse, NY
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Joined August 2012
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23 states now have waivers restricting what SNAP participants can buy. Evaluating the fallout means tracking impacts on participants, retailers, and program administrators, not just diets. @MaxwellSU #CPR Learn more: surface.syr.edu/record/21394
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“The danger for the U.S. is a slow erosion of its appeal to attract talent that compounds over decades. By the time the effect shows up in the data, it is hard to reverse” says CPR Senior Research Associate Yingyi Ma in @nytimes. Learn more: nytimes.com/2026/10/06/scien…

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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"For a lot of small towns, immigrants are the reason the school and hospital stayed open and the county didn’t shrink,” says CPR Director @smonnat in @APNews. Learn more: apnews.com/article/rural-vot…

Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds

An AP-KFF poll finds that rural voters are divided on whether President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown has benefited or harmed their communities.

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A paper led by CPR Senior Research Associate Badi Baltagi titled, "Time Invariant Variables in the Mundlak and Hausman–Taylor Panel Data Models" was published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics! Read the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @MaxwellSU

Time Invariant Variables in the Mundlak and Hausman–Taylor Panel Data Models

This paper shows that the classic augmented Mundlak regression yields the between estimator for time-invariant variables. It is well known that the estimates of the time varying variables yield the...

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"The Mundlak Estimator in a Panel Data Model with Serially Correlated Error Component Disturbances" by Badi H. Baltagi and Long Liu was added to the CPR Working Paper Series! Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/535/
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Platinum-rated nonprofits receive 34% more in donations than unrated ones, even though GuideStar seals are not based on verified performance. Many donors rely on rating hierarchies as mental shortcuts, not performance signals. @MaxwellSU Learn more: surface.syr.edu/cpr/536/
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Household earnings drop ~13% in the year after childbirth. Safety net programs can offset those losses but deliver almost nothing during pregnancy or right after birth, when families need help most. Learn more in this new @MaxwellSU #CPR policy brief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/534/
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Via @Health_Affairs: Professor Colleen Heflin and co-author urge states to measure food insecurity themselves using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey along with the USDA six-item food security module. @SULernerCenter @CPRMaxwell bit.ly/4hf0Ln2

States Should Add The Six-Item Food Security Module To The BRFSS | Health Affairs Forefront

As they prepare to field the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 2027, states can secure the important data necessary to guide policy and resource choices related to food security.

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Join us on Thurs, 9/17 at 3:30pm for the 38th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy! At this year's lecture, Gary Taubes will discuss diet, disease, scientific controversy, and the limits of what health science can claim to know. RSVP: maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen…
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Shale boom communities took on 26% more municipal debt than their peers. As the energy transition unfolds, that debt could become a long-term burden for the residents who stay. Learn more in this new @MaxwellSU #CPR policy brief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/530/
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Congrats to University Professor @jennkarasmontez on her appointment as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, a flagship @ASAnews publication. 🎉@CAPS_research @SULernerCenter @CPRMaxwell bit.ly/4uq8HoE

Jennifer Karas Montez Named Editor-in-Chief of Leading Sociology Journal

The Maxwell sociologist has been appointed to lead a flagship American Sociological Association publication.

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Sociologist Gabriela Kirk-Werner has been named a 2026-27 visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, a highly selective social science fellowship program. She examines how alternatives to incarceration shape the lives of the people assigned to them. bit.ly/4x3P0Fp

Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation

Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation

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Hurricane Harvey led to a 1.5% decline in assessed property values in Harris County, TX, averaging $4,927 per property and a $2.6 billion reduction in the local tax base. Learn more in this new study co-authored by Yilin Hou: doi.org/10.1016/j.jhe.2026.1… @MaxwellSU
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“It’s not good for Americans that there is an outbreak of an infectious disease that we’re not boots-on-the-ground going to because it makes us less safe,” says CPR Senior Research Associate David Larsen in @RollingStone. @MaxwellSU rollingstone.com/culture/cul…

How Worried Should We Be About the Hantavirus Outbreak?

A spate of hantavirus cases on an Arctic cruise has left the public scrambling for information on the rare but deadly virus.

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Via @TIME: “An opening chapter of an AI cold war is emerging,” Professor of Sociology Yingyi Ma wrote in a @BrookingsInst piece ahead of the Trump-XI summit. @CPRMaxwell bit.ly/4uPP2Pk
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Congratulations to CPR Research Affiliate Ethan Coffel, who received the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research! This award is the school's highest honor for untenured faculty. Learn more: maxwell.syr.edu/news/article…

Climate Researcher Ethan Coffel Receives Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research

The assistant professor of geography and the environment will speak at the Maxwell School Graduate Convocation on Friday, May 8.

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Wrapping up #PAA2026! Today at 11:30am, CPR's Iliya Gutin and Colleen Heflin will be participating in the session "State Policies and Demographic Outcomes." Gutin will serve as session chair and Heflin will be presenting her work. @MaxwellSU @PopAssocAmerica
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More from #PAA2026! @jennkarasmontez, Iliya Gutin, and @smonnat are presenting their work, "U.S. State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses" this morning. Check out their session! @MaxwellSU @PopAssocAmerica
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Today at #PAA2026! CPR Research Affiliate Emily Wiemers and CPR Senior Research Associate Colleen Heflin will be presenting their work on frontline worker time use and food insecurity among older adults. Check out their sessions below! @MaxwellSU @PopAssocAmerica
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“Large state drops in SNAP caseloads represent a fundamental restructuring of the food-assistance safety net. We should expect to see a surge in food insecurity and its related negative consequences at new levels,” says Prof. Colleen Heflin. @CPRMaxwell on.wsj.com/4dpuvvb

More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid

The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply as states start implementing new Trump administration rules on who qualifies for SNAP benefits.

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