Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news
“The need for assistance [in Puerto Rico] is now so dire it is impossible to ignore – to do so would precipitate a humanitarian disaster even greater than the one already in progress.”

Steven C. Kyle

associate professor, macroeconomics policy expert

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

professor of history at Cornell University

“That idea of promoting justice through the pocketbook has been a powerful force in American history, and the expanding boycott against the NRA is just the latest example.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: NRA boycotts lay bare US consumers' economic leverage (03/01/18)
Agriculture and Life Sciences , Food & Agriculture , Law, Government & Public Policy
Andrew Novakovic
Andrew Novakovic

Professor of Agricultural Economics
“Industry advocates and sympathetic legislators have subsequently sought ways to make the program more useful. Unfortunately, this has proven very difficult in the process of negotiating toward a new Farm Bill — simply because any changes that make the program more helpful necessarily make the program more expensive. Without specific approval to spend more money on MPP-Dairy, the agriculture committees had no room to improve the program.”
Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet: Bipartisan Budget Act goes sour for dairy (02/14/18)
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
Shannon Gleeson

Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law & History at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The racist focus on border militarization and no holds-bar deportation follows no logic of security, and is terrorizing immigrants and their families across the country and threatening the economic stability, educational opportunities, and mental and physical health of the communities in which they live and work.
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: Trump border wall investment and deportation policy ‘terrorizing immigrants’ (02/13/18)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Computing & Information Sciences , Law, Government & Public Policy , Washington D.C. , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business , Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Associate Professor of Economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Aija Leiponen

Associate Professor of Economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

“If network providers like AT&T merge with major content distributors, they might be inclined to raise prices on other content providers and potentially drive them out of business. Their opportunity to dominate both industries would be magnified by the potential repeal of net neutrality in coming weeks.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: AT&T-Time Warner deal made worse by repeal of net neutrality (12/11/17)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Law, Government & Public Policy , Social & Behavioral Sciences , Labor Relations & Human Resources , Washington D.C. , Johnson Graduate School of Management , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Associate Professor of Marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Manoj Thomas

Associate Professor of Marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
“Research suggests that lack of clarity about how the tip money will be shared could reduce the rate of tipping. To avoid this, it would be important for restaurants to clearly state that the tips will not be pocketed by the management.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: Transparency is key in proposed changes to tipping rules (12/11/17)