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Individuals in a higher income bracket have made the most health-related changes to stay safe during COVID-19, according to a new study co-authored by Cornell economist Michèle Belot. The researchers examine the role of socioeconomic differences in explaining self-protective behavior.
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The naming of these additional endowed professors continues the college’s priority to recognize faculty excellence and accomplishments.
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The incoming cohort of fellows will explore subjects ranging from the evolution of primate lifespans to urban public art in China to the effects of uncertainty and debt on financial decision-making.
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Giulia Brancaccio, assistant professor and Himan Brown Faculty Fellow in the Department of Economics and Evan Riehl, assistant professor in the Department of Economics and ILR School have been named faculty fellows of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). They are two of over a dozen faculty fellows announced for the 2021-2022 cohort. The...
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Political polarization, environmental justice and inclusion in higher education are a few of big issues faculty members—including several from the College of Arts and Sciences—will tackle in the next academic year as fellows at the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS).
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Professor Francesca Molinari was recently elected to the North American Standing Committee of the Econometric Society. The North American Standing Committee is responsible for the organization of the activities of the Econometric Society within North America. It considers any activities in the Region that promote interaction among those interested...
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When it comes to adopting behaviors including social distancing and mask wearing, the team detected a striking link to their financial well-being. People who made around $230,000 a year were as much as 54% more likely to increase these types of self-protective behaviors compared to people making about $13,000.The findings, that could contribute...
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Cornell Economics major Claudia Goldin, B.A. 1967, talks about her experiences as a woman in Economics and the path of her career in this video.Click here to see the video on the Marginal Revolution University website, where it originally appeared.
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With the coronavirus pandemic surging and initial vaccine supplies limited, the United States faces a hard choice: Should the country’s immunization program focus in the early months on the elderly and people with serious medical conditions, who are dying of the virus at the highest rates, or on essential workers, an expansive category...
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"Being able to delve into my project has made me feel more powerful."
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