Research News

Economic analysis can help reduce hurricane-caused power outages

November 8, 2024

Sheldon Du used the example of Hurricane Harvey to suggest targeted strategies for improving the resilience of the Texas power grid.

How do female political leaders affect villages and household dynamics in rural India?

October 31, 2024

Priya Mukherjee examined the impact of more women in India’s state and national parliaments on families living in the country’s rural areas.

Filling data gaps for a deeper understanding of the U.S. food system’s natural resource use

September 24, 2024

Jing Yi helped build a national database of monthly production statistics for fresh produce in all U.S. counties.

Streamlining energy regulations on Native American reservations could help alleviate poverty

September 10, 2024

Nick Parker and Sarah Johnston estimated the economic potential of wind and solar energy projects on reservation lands and discussed regulatory barriers for development.

Lending practices of banks and credit unions before and during the Great Recession

June 27, 2024

Jordan van Rijn studied how loan decisions affected the performance of two types of financial institutions during an economic crisis.

Do last name initials affect college major choices?

June 5, 2024

Guanming Shi examined if and how seemingly small experiences during our K-12 education shape the decisions we make at the transition from high school to college.

Do border carbon adjustments help reduce global emissions?

May 28, 2024

The EU is proposing carbon tariffs for certain imported goods. But Thomas Rutherford questions their ability to become a cost-effective tool for reducing global emissions.

Supply chain strategies for putting more vegetables on Kenyan plates

April 10, 2024

Charles Nicholson works with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to develop new approaches for increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables in urban Kenya.

How does land ownership affect wind farm installations?

February 28, 2024

Dominic Parker studied the link between rural landholdings and wind farms—and what it might mean for future wind energy development.

The economics of sustainable corn growing

January 22, 2024

Paul Mitchell helps farmers balance the competing demands of agricultural sustainability and rural livelihood.

Social networks and urban sanitation decisions in Senegal

November 17, 2023

Laura Schechter works on improving the management of latrines in Dakar, Senegal, to help reduce childhood illness and death.

Do driving restrictions affect urban housing markets?

November 1, 2023

Rhiannon Jerch examined if a policy that restricted urban car driving changed housing costs and home buying preferences in Beijing.