Cornell University experts Zakhary Mallett and Rick Geddes weigh in on how congestion pricing in New York City could impact policies in other parts of the United States.

New York City

Architecture, Art and Planning

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John Cawley is a professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University. His research focuses on the economics of diet, physical activity, and obesity. He says there is evidence weight impacts employment as NYC puts a weight discrimination law in place.

New York City

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Michael Samuelian, Ben Furnas and Timur Dogan discuss the debate around the rollout of Local Law 97 in New York City to limit building emissions.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Frank Pasquale, professor at Cornell Tech, is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence, algorithms and machine learning. He said New York City is good to be engaging with AI responsibility on this level.

Cornell Tech

New York City

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Matthew Frye, community educator for New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University, says the curbside compost program is key for controlling rat populations in the city.

New York City

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Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer says allowing migrants to work is an important part of alleviating the crisis. Stephen Yale-Loehr says that problems caused by the recent influx of migrants to New York can be resolved without the courts.

New York City

New York State

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, says AI systems do not perform equally for all English speakers, which could negatively impact the hiring process.

Computing & Information Sciences

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Rick Geddes, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University and founding director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy, says that the Gateway Project is one of the country’s most important infrastructure projects today.

Law, Government & Public Policy

New York City

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Charley Willison says homelessness will not be solved until we address permanent, accessible, affordable housing.

Law, Government & Public Policy

New York City

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Starting November 1, New York City employers will be required to disclose minimum and maximum salaries for job openings. Tae-Youn Park can discuss how the pay transparency law will narrow gender and racial pay gaps and how the change could impact companies.  

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Economics and Business

New York City

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