Retiring Baby Boomers and lower-paid minorities will drive down median income over the next two decades, according to research by Richard Burkhauser and Jeff Larrimore.
At the Capital Poetics: Poetry and the Economic conference March 4, scholars discussed the relation of poetry to the political economy. (March 8, 2011)
Cornell's John Blume and a team of law students worked on the mental retardation litigation in the case of Edward Lee Elmore, who was recently released from prison after 30 years of incarceration. (April 9, 2012)
Preschoolers can actively evaluate what people know and go to the "experts" for information they want, reports a Cornell study published in a special issue of Developmental Psychology.
Politicians who say they will address health care and immigration appeal to Latino voters, labor expert Maria Figueroa said Oct. 3 at the ILR Conference Center in New York City. (Oct. 5, 2012)
Memo to bill collectors, hoping to squeeze another payment from the working-poor debt jugglers surveyed by Cornell and Harvard sociologists: Do not threaten.
With a dizzying number of ties in our social networks, it’s a wonder we remember any of it. How do we keep track of the complexity? We cheat, says a Cornell sociologist in Science Reports.
As Iscol speakers, two founders of Medic Mobile explained how they use cellphones and texting to bring better health care to underserved communities in Africa, South Asia and Central America. (Oct. 3, 2012)
A project of Cornell's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise aims to make it easier for developing nations to manage sustainable tourism. (March 2, 2011)
The research uses new methods to make a stronger case for government intervention to prevent obesity, says lead author John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management and of economics. (April 4, 2012)