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

Read the publication: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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...
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"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/
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“A Policy Reversal as Structural Break: A Lesson from China’s Land Lease Financing for Infrastructure” by Yilin Hou, Lin Li, and Lei Shao has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series.

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/518/
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to CPR Senior Research Associate Badi Baltagi on winning the UAE's Great Arab Minds 2025 Award in Economics! Dr. Baltagi was honored for his groundbreaking contributions to econometrics, particularly in panel data analysis.
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Asian College Students' Well-Being During a Period of Rising Anti-Asian Sentiment" by Kyuhan Choi, Ying Shi, and Maria Zhu has been added to the CPR Working Paper Series.

Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/516/
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today at 11am ET! Join CPR Senior Research Associate Colleen Heflin and experts as they discuss the findings from the New York Health Foundation’s newest report examining food insecurity among older adults in New York State.

Register here:
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December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
An essay by CPR Senior Research Associate Sarah Hamersma entitled, "On Being a Christian Economist Adoptive Special-Needs Mom," was featured in an issue of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession's (CSWEP) Newsletter.

Learn more: www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today at #Epidemics10! CPR Senior Research Associate, David Larsen, will be serving as chair for a session on wastewater surveillance.
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today at 6:30pm! Join CPR Senior Research Associate @johncawley.bsky.social for a Maxwell DC Conversation Series session on "The Politics of Weight Loss Drugs."

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

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December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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 👇
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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 👇
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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 👇
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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!

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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 👇

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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_...

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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...

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September 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM