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New research by Cornell behavioral economists reveals that people who would benefit the most from gentle “nudges” to pay their fines – those who are least responsive to tickets in the first place – respond least to those reminders.
The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
Students can earn up to four credits in the three-week winter session – including Wissink's ECON 1110 Introductory Microeconomics course.
Post-graduation plans for Class of 2022 Economics majors.
Tom E. Davis, professor emeritus of economics, was an expert on economic development in Latin America.
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p> <a href="https://people.as.cornell.edu/people/micky-falkson">Micky Falkson</a>, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics and one of its longest-serving faculty members, died at home in Ithaca Nov. 7. He was 83. </p></div></div>
During COP27, Podpora and Fenningdorf helped with Cornell’s exhibit and other side events, as well as attended various sessions and workshops.
To identify what makes people vulnerable, the researchers matched the extent of the storms with the measures of governance and living conditions in affected areas.
The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019.
The two are among five winners of the inaugural Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.
With about 70 students on campus from Syria and Turkey affected by the devastation in their countries, students, faculty and administrators have mobilized to create relief efforts.
Their 150 songs are currently being used by teachers in 25 schools in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Four winners of the competition by the Migrations Global Grand Challenge are affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences.
The College is able to bestow these honors to outstanding faculty thanks to generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
<p> <a href="https://economics.cornell.edu/doug-mckee">Doug McKee</a>, senior lecturer in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and <a href="https://economics.cornell.edu/george-orlov">George Orlov</a>, an Active Learning Initiative postdoctoral fellow in economics, have received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the long-term effects of active learning and online instruction.</p>
The three-year fellowships are available to early-career scholars conducting leading-edge research in any of the College’s discipline areas.
<p> Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new Cornell research based on the largest dataset ever used in this area.</p>
<p> How contagious is COVID-19, and how severe is the virus for those who’ve caught it?</p><p> Everyone wants firm numbers as schools make decisions about in-person versus remote learning, as local and state governments grapple with reopening, and as families care for sick loved ones.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> <strong>Name and title:</strong></p><p dir="ltr"> Michele Belot, Professor, Economics</p><p dir="ltr"> <strong> Academic focus:</strong></p><p dir="ltr"> Labor economics, health economics, behavioral economics</p><p dir="ltr"> <strong>Current research project: </strong></p><p dir="ltr"> Randomized controlled trial testing interventions to support job seekers in their search </p><p dir="ltr"> <strong>Previous positions:</strong> </p>
