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At the Center for Policy Research (CPR), experts develop and translate knowledge that enables leaders to make meaningful policy decisions.

Visit our website: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/cpr
Read our briefs: https://surface.syr.edu/cpr_policybriefs/
Wrapping up #2025APPAM! CPR scholars are participating in sessions on education policy, state-level policymaking, and nutrition assistance programs.

Don't miss this afternoon's sessions 👇
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November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Final day at #2025APPAM! CPR faculty and graduate students are presenting and discussing research on AI in government, administrative burdens in social programs, electric vehicle innovation, and sugar tax policy.

Check out this morning's sessions 👇
@appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
More from #2025APPAM! CPR faculty and graduate students are participating in sessions on policy topics including social support for older adults, food insecurity, and SNAP work requirements.

Check out this afternoon's sessions 👇
@appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
CPR is back at #2025APPAM for Day 2! Our faculty and grads are presenting and discussing research on nonprofit sector trends, safety net participation, hurricane evacuation policies, AI in the public sector, and tax policy. Explore this morning's sessions 👇 @appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Day 1 at #2025APPAM continues! CPR faculty and graduate students are chairing panels and presenting research on children's health, mental health policy, and education.

Explore this afternoon's sessions 👇
@appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Next up at #2025APPAM! CPR affiliates are presenting research on 2Gen pilot programs, adaptive policymaking, and food insecurity. Check out these sessions happening today!

@appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Day 1 at #2025APPAM kicks off! CPR faculty and graduate students are presenting their work on maternal and infant health, crime deterrence, food insecurity, SNAP, and teacher shortages. Check out the morning lineup 👇

@appam.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Alternative” high schools meant to help struggling students often function as dumping grounds with limited resources and severe inequities. New @maxwellsu.bsky.social #CPR policy brief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/512/
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Congratulations to CPR Graduate Research Associate, Jingni Zhang, who won the Best Poster Award at the Associate for Budgeting & Financial Management Conference (ABFM) for her poster, "Taxing EV Use by Time and Place."

Learn more about Jingni's research: www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nearly 9 in 10 people have concerns about calling #988 for a mental health crisis, and many are based on misconceptions. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #CPR policy brief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/511/ #MentalHealth #CrisisResponse
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Join us on 10/16 at 4pm for the 37th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy! At this year's lecture, Dr. Hassan Tetteh will discuss the current landscape and future directions of AI in health care.

RSVP: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@maxwellsu.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us virtually on 10/8 at 3pm for a discussion about older adult food insecurity.

Colleen Heflin and Madonna Harrington Meyer will discuss their new book and the changes that are necessary to address older adult food insecurity.

RSVP: syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Debt Accumulation in Fossil Fuel-Reliant Localities During the Shale Boom and Implications for the Energy Transition" by CPR Graduate Research Associate, Brandon Charles, has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series.

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/508/
September 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Education and Fertility: Evidence from an Instrumental Variable Approach Using Higher Education Expansions in Turkey" by Badi H. Baltagi and Haci M. Karatas has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series.

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/507/
September 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Congrats to CPR Senior Research Associate, Leonard Lopoo, and CPR Alumni, Sarah Souders and Emily Cardon for receiving the @jbpa.bsky.social's 2024/2025 Best Paper Award!

Read the paper here: journal-bpa.org/index.php/jb...

@maxwellsu.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Inequality and COVID Risk at School: Racial Disparities in Indoor Density, Vaccination Rates, and Consequences for Absenteeism" by Michael C. Quinn, Michah W. Rothbart, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Brian Elbel has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series.

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/502/
July 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A new paper led by CPR Senior Research Associate, Badi Baltagi titled, "Testing for spatial lag dependence and homoskedasticity in a random effects panel data model" was published in Economics Letters.

Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@maxwellsu.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today at #ashecon2025, CPR Senior Research Associate, Monica Deza will be presenting "Losing Medicaid and Crime." @ashecon.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Congrats to CPR Senior Research Associate, Rick Welsh and CPR Graduate Student, Frank Sarfo, on being awarded the Engaged Communities Grant!

Their project, "Syracuse West Side Farmer Owned Cooperative Project" is supported by the Engaged Humanities Network and the Lender Center for Social Justice.
June 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A paper co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate, David Popp titled, "Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil" was published in Energy Economics.

To read the paper, visit: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @maxwellsu.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CPR Senior Research Associate, Badi H. Baltagi co-edited a new book that offers cutting-edge insights into both theoretical and applied econometrics.

Learn more about "Seven Decades of Econometrics and Beyond" here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @maxwellsu.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"How Does SNAP Access Prior to Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes?" by Sarah Hamersma and Mitch McFarlane has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series. Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/500/
May 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Badi Baltagi's paper, "Estimation and Testing in a Fixed Effects Panel Data Model with Serially Correlated Error Component Disturbances" has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series. Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/499/
May 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today at #PAA2025! CPR Affiliates, Jennifer Karas Montez and Iliya Gutin will participate in the session, "Demographic Effects of Diverging State and Local Policies". @popassocamerica.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today at 3:30pm! Iliya Gutin, @smonnat.bsky.social, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, and Douglas Wolf will present their work at #PAA2025. @popassocamerica.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM