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Gerald Friedman research cited in single-payer op-ed

An op-ed by two advocates for single-payer healthcare coverage cites research by Gerald Friedman, economics. (Recorder, 5/31/18)

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PERI fellow James Boyce op-ed calls for state legislature to enact carbon tax

James K. Boyce, economics and fellow of the Political Economy Research Institute, and Raymond S. Bradley, distinguished professor of geosciences and director of the Climate System Research Center, have written an op-ed calling for the state legislature to enact a carbon tax, which they believe will reduce emissions and boost the state’s economy. (CommonWealth Magazine, 5/18/18)

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Lee Badgett is quoted in a column calling for expanded LGBTI research and data to help achieve global equality

M.V. Lee Badgett, economics and public policy, is quoted in a column calling for expanded LGBTI research and data to help achieve global equality. “We need an LGBTI data revolution to understand LGBTI inequality and what to do about it,” Badgett says. (Gay Star News, 5/21/18)