Research
Bauner and Lavoie Publish New Paper on Nutrition Fads and Market Outcomes
Christoph Bauner and Nathalie Lavoie, both resource economics, have published a new paper exploring the role nutritional fads play in market outcomes.
Nathan Chan Co-Authors New Paper on Preheating Prosocial Behavior
Nathan W. Chan, resource economics, has co-authored a new paper, "Preheating Prosocial Behavior," in The Economic Journal.
Labor Center Releases New Report on Farmworkers in New York
The UMass Labor Center has published a new report with data on wage theft, workplace injuries, hours worked, and demographics of New York farmworkers.
Gender-Affirming Care 'Can Save Lives' of Transgender Youth
New research co-authored by Duc Hien Nguyen, economics, strongly affirms the benefits of providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
Ina Ganguli Co-Authors Paper on Talent Migration in India
Ina Ganguli, economics, has co-authored a new paper "Top Talent, Elite Colleges, and Migration: Evidence from the Indian Institutes of Technology."
Mullins & Srivastava Present at American Society of Health Economists
Sparshi Srivastava & Jamie Mullins, resource economics, recently presented research findings at the 12th annual conference of the ASHE.
New Working Paper on Care Provision in the US Jointly Published by PERI & CEPR
Nancy Folbre, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), is the lead author on a new paper jointly published with the Center for Economic Policy Research.
Miller Leads Advances in Transportation
Thaddeus Miller, public policy, is the co-PI on a $15 million New England University Transportation Center project from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Sociology Faculty Awarded Interdisciplinary Research Grant to Examine "Social Polls" and Misinformation
Jennifer Lundquist and Andrew Paik, sociology, are part of the multi-institutional research team which was awarded $50,000.
Isabella Weber Featured in The New Yorker
In a recent article Isabella Weber, economics, discusses her rise from “the most hated woman in economics” to one of the most prominent economists of our time.
Shinde Published in PNAS
Nilesh Shinde, a post-doc in the Department of Resource Economics, recently co-authored a new paper published in PNAS.
Jesse Rhodes Discusses Reparations on Fox News
Jesse Rhodes, political science and co-director of UMass Amherst Poll, appeared on Fox News to discuss recent poll findings on reparations in the U.S.