Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- “State Income Inequality on the Rise, Though Slower Than the National Level”
By: WisBusiness or Wispolitics – July 15, 2024 - “Republicans Want to Seize On Wisconsin Voters’ Gloomy Views of Economy”
By: Bloomberg – July 15, 2024
Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Lagging Regions in the U.S. Are Rebounding but We Don’t Really Know Why”
By: Rochester Business Journal – July 17, 2024
Some economists spend a lot of time studying so-called leading and lagging regions. In the U.S., regional economic disparities give rise to distinct sets of leading and lagging regions, each with its own characteristics. Leading regions typically encompass metropolitan areas like New York, San Francisco and Boston, marked by robust economies driven by finance, technology and innovation. These regions attract top talent, and they also create a “magnet eff ect” for businesses and individuals seeking economic prosperity.”
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Scott Kaplan, United States Naval Academy
“RFA: Study Shows That Allowing E15 Fuel Blend Could Save California Drivers $2.7 Billion at the Pump Annually”
By: PR Newswire – July 17, 2024
"Consumers have the potential to gain significantly from the introduction and purchase of E15," according to the study. "In particular, our estimates suggest an approximately 20 cents per gallon discount for E15 compared with E10 after adjusting for energy content. In California, price savings for lower GHG intensity fuels are larger, likely due to California-specific policies incentivizing low carbon fuels”
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
Joseph Balagtas, Purdue University
“Politifact FL: Fact-checking Donald Trump on Immigration, Economy After Doral Rally”
By: WUFT – July 12, 2024
"High grain prices during that time made it more costly to raise hogs. All of this contributed to increased prices for pork products, and other foods."
"The story of 2021 was a big bounceback in food service activity, from more people eating in restaurants. This caught packers of pork, beef and chicken off guard after the COVID-19-related restaurant closures of 2020."
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Edward Jaenicke, Pennsylvania State University
“Americans Ate Healthier and More Diverse Foods During COVID-19 Lockdowns”
By: News Medical – July 15, 2024
"At first, the most impactful events we could study using actual, real-world data were hurricanes and other natural disasters. But then, along came the COVID-19 pandemic, and we realized that this event was an opportunity to study the closest thing we had to a true global catastrophe."
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Lee Schulz, Iowa State University
“In the Wake of Pork Plant Closures, Some Producers Take on Extra Costs”
By: Iowa Public Radio – July 17, 2024
“Transportation costs are often part of the formula used in marketing contracts between producers and pork packers. However, they may not get updated right away. Those formulas are renegotiated on occasion. So it could be, you know, they could be annual, they could be three to five years.”
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Scott Swinton, Michigan State University
“Insecticide Is the Main Driver of Midwest Butterfly Decline”
By: Good Men Project – July 22, 2024
“What drives butterfly decline is a hard nut to crack, due to rapid changes in chemical and genetic technologies alongside changes in climate and butterfly habitat. Our team was able to link 17 years of farm-level data on crops and inputs with detailed county-level data on butterfly abundance by species. This research is the first to evaluate the long-term effects on butterflies of herbicides, sprayed insecticides, and systemic insecticides, while controlling for climate and land use change.”
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