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December 9, 2021
Ben Brunjes joins JPART Board of Editors
Evans faculty Benjamin Brunjes recently accepted an appointment on the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) Board of Editors. Ben joins Evans faculty David Suarez (Associate Editor of JPART) and several other...
December 8, 2021
Overall earnings inequality rises in Seattle, despite higher minimum wage rates
Evidence suggests the Seattle minimum wage law slightly reduced earnings inequality among workers earning at or below the median hourly wage ($26.42), but the minimum wage law did not offset...
December 1, 2021
Event Recap | Dean’s Forum on Race & Public Policy: Moving Racism Front & Center in Child Welfare
The Dean's Forum series focuses on the intersection of race and public policy in support of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance's mission to host community conversations that...
November 30, 2021
Dean Sandfort Speaks to History, Future of Infrastructure Reform
Featuring Dean Jodi Sandfort, a recent episode of Carnegie Mellon University's podcast Consequential - "Intro to Infrastructure" - looked at the current state of US infrastructure, as well as past...
November 29, 2021
Technology and Advancing the Public Good: A Q&A with Mark Frischmuth (MPA ʻ19)
Evans Alum Mark Frischmuth (MPA 2019) believes that technology can help solve challenging social, economic, environmental, and civic problems while empowering all members of society. At DemocracyLab, he is building…
Prof. Isabelle Cohen Examines Tools to Improve Tax Compliance
Evans faculty Isabelle Cohen recently appeared on the VoxDev Talk podcast, where she discussed an experiment she conducted in conjunction with the Uganda Revenue Authority to test a tax encouragement...
November 22, 2021
Evans Postdoc Didier Alia Speaks at COP26
EPAR Post-doctoral Scholar Didier Alia presented research "Small-scale Producers' Adaptation to Climate Risks: Why it Matters, What We Know," at a UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) recently that included collaborative...
November 18, 2021
A Q&A with Rebeca de Buen Kalman (PhD ’21)
This past summer, Rebeca de Buen Kalman completed her Ph.D. at the Evans School, where she focused on the intersections between environmental policy, climate change policy, transportation, and public health....
Evans Faculty Isabelle Cohen Discusses Findings from Tax Policy Experiment
Evans faculty Isabelle Cohen recently appeared on the VoxDev Talk (podcast), where she discussed an experiment she conducted in conjunction with the Uganda Revenue Authority to test a tax encouragement scheme in the form...
Evans Ph.D. Student Ellie Terry Examines Impact of Free Pre-K
Working with co-authors Elias Ilin and Samantha Shampine, Evans PhD student Ellie Terry recently published a research working paper at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entitled, “Does Access to Free Pre-Kindergarten Increase Maternal Labor Supply?” The paper examines the relationship between...
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