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Alumna Dedicated to Improving Health Care Delivery Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Award to Fund MBA at Stanford—While She Seeks Harvard MPP Degree

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Study: Divorce Hurts Children’s Long-term Earnings, Increases Chances of Teen Births, Time in Jail

Economists Analyzed Data on 5M American Kids to Quantify Outcomes

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UMD Economist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

John C. Haltiwanger Honored for Research Measuring Job Creation and Loss, Labor Productivity

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Health, Economic Costs of Exposure to 3 Chemicals in Plastic: $1.5T in a Year, Study Shows

UMD Economist Leads Effort to Quantify Benefits of Removing Toxins

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Op/ed: Whether You Vote for Harris or Trump, Stocks Will Thrive

UMD Business Researcher Says Candidates’ Platforms Differ, But American Markets Are Safe Bet

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UMD Study: Presidential Pressure on Fed Boosts Inflation Down the Road

Economist’s Research Quantifies Impact on Economy When Presidents Weigh in on Monetary Policy

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Is Hopelessness a Public Health Crisis?

Despair Is in the Air for U.S. Well-being, UMD Economist Finds

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Op/ed: The Rise of Single-Parent Homes Is Not a Good Thing

Economist in New Book Argues Policies Should Fight ‘Widening Class Gap in Family Structure’

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Economics Growth: $450K NSF Grant to Expand Diversity in Field

Program to Double in Size, Partner With Prince George’s Community College and Create Predoctoral Component

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Biological Sciences, Economics Double-Degree Senior Named 2023 Churchill Scholar

Eighth UMD Student in Six Years Wins Scholarship for Graduate Studies at Cambridge

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Op/ed: Five Ways COVID Impacted U.S. Birth Rates—and What Comes Next

UMD Economist, Colleague Find Roller Coaster-like Pattern

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Everyday Econ, in Your Ears

Smith Alum’s NPR Show Offers Bite-Size Explanations of Complex Economic Topics

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