Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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China is opening up its car market. Here’s why

April 17, 2018

Shanjun Li, professor of economics and policy at Cornell University, comments on China's decision to gradually open up its car industry to foreign investment by removing existing limits to foreign ownership of car ventures. 

International
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law and Policy
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Shanjun Li | Cornell Dyson School

Women lose in gig economy, pay gap persists

April 5, 2018

Adam Seth Litwin, professor of industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, says the unregulated, informal nature of the gig economy is maintaining – if not increasing – the pay gap.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Industrial and Labor Relations
Law and Policy

Spotify’s NYSE debut is unique, does not signal broader shift

April 3, 2018

Drew Pascarella, lecturer of finance at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, comments on Spotify’s unorthodox NYSE listing.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
New York City
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Drew Pascarella

‘No free lunch’ online: User data keeps Facebook afloat

March 28, 2018

Natalie Bazarova, associate professor of communication at Cornell University and director of the Social Media Lab, comments on the controversy surrounding Facebook's data policies.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Agriculture and Life Sciences

How to spot a weak, overheated labor market

March 6, 2018

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly job report. Since the end of the Great Recession, the labor market improved steadily and analysts will be looking at the numbers in the job report for clues on how much longer that expansion will last, says Erica Groshen. Goshen is a visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.   

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law and Policy
Industrial and Labor Relations
Visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Triangle fire of 1911 still echoes in NYC and beyond

March 19, 2018

Experts at Cornell University are available for interviews about the long-lasting legacy of the 1911 Triangle fire in New York City.

New York City
Industrial and Labor Relations
Arts and Sciences
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Visiting Scholar in Cornell's Jewish Studies program
Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies

NRA boycotts lay bare US consumers' economic leverage

March 1, 2018

Lawrence Glickman, professor of history at Cornell University and author of “Buying Power, a history of consumer activism in America”, comments on recent boycotts against companies that work with the NRA.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Arts and Sciences
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
professor of history at Cornell University

NYS maple producers can look forward to a sweet season

February 26, 2018

In 2017, New York state maple producers made over 750,000 gallons of maple syrup, making New York the second largest maple producing state. With this year’s maple season underway, Stephen Childs, the Cornell Sugar Maple Program Director and a New York state maple specialist, says producers can look forward to a great 2018 season.

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food & Agriculture
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Stephen Childs

With Express Pool, Uber mirrors buses, steps into high volume market

February 21, 2018

Tom Schryver, visiting lecturer at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on Uber's new product Express Pool.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Tom Schryver

Trump border wall investment and deportation policy ‘terrorizing immigrants’

February 13, 2018

Cornell University’s Shannon Gleeson, a professor of labor relations, law and history at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Trump's highly anticipated budget proposal will include $23 billion devoted to building a border wall along Mexico’s border and increased investment in immigration enforcement.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Industrial and Labor Relations
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell in DC
Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law & History at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations