Aug 20, 2019
Expert Commentary: Is a Recession Coming?
Last week, the U.S. stock markets suffered their worst day of the year, in response to the inversion of the yield curve, a key economic indicator. This…
Economics
Jul 17, 2019
Building on Assets
By Stephen Wilson Nearly 10,000 people living within 1 square mile. The majority are younger than 43 years of age, two-thirds of whom are in rental properties…
Jun 5, 2019
Student Scholars
In April, 20 Lafayette students presented research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Kennesaw State University in Georgia…
Jun 5, 2019
Studying the Impact of Urban Renewal
By Bryan Hay The research: Urban Renewal Projects and Urban Inequality in Istanbul, Turkey The team: Idil Tanrisever ’19, economics major, and Rexford…
May 13, 2019
Sustainable Finance
By Bryan Hay Steven Swidler remembers visiting the cafeteria at Oberlin College when he was on a campus visit in high school. He took three paper napkins…
Mar 29, 2019
How Can Marijuana Decrease Opioid Deaths?
By Bryan Hay A growing number of policymakers are calling for more research into alternative painkillers, including medical marijuana, to combat the opioid…
Mar 11, 2019
Prioritizing Pot Over Pills
Research conducted by Susan Averett, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, and Emily Smith ’18 was cited in a recent article about the use of medical…
Mar 9, 2019
Why Gender Matters So Much in Policy Making
Susan Averett, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, recently contributed to a blog hosted by Oxford University Press about how gender makes a difference…
Feb 21, 2019
Working Closely with Diplomats in D.C.
By Heather Mayer Irvine Mila Temnyalova ’19 spent the 2018 spring semester in Washington, D.C., as part of Lafayette’s Washington Semester program…
Jan 26, 2019
Destination: Weatherly, Pa.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The borough of Weatherly knows what time it is. The borough changed its name in 1848 to honor clockmaker David Weatherly…