Research
Research Recap: Can groundwater conservation policies have unintended consequences?
C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell and Cornell students examine possible perverse consequences of incentive-based programs for agricultural groundwater conservation.
Beyond #MeToo: Re-examining sexual harassment in the workplace
Dean Wooten and co-author Erika James re-examine their original findings amidst a sea of recent sexual assault allegations.
A daily enjoyment: What is clean water worth?
Cathy Kling has dedicated her career to studying the value of clean water and how this information can be used to enact change in the world.
The cost of water
Dyson professor Cathy Kling writes and records an audio essay on the costs of water pollution, as featured on a recent episode of Cornell’s Arts & Sciences podcast.
How federal disaster money favors the rich
Dyson professor Catherine Kling offers insights into the benefit-cost analysis the Army Corps of Engineers does to decide which properties are worth saving after a natural disaster.
Contributor and co-editor Chris Barrett addresses resilience in the face of chronic poverty in new book
A new book, The Economics of Poverty Traps, co-edited by Chris Barrett, highlights research on the mechanisms that keep people entrenched in poverty.
A new approach to thinking: Performance-based pay in the nonprofit sector
Research by Dr. Sarah Wolfolds, Assistant Professor at the Dyson School, reveals how firms can use performance-based pay to their advantage in the non-profit sector.
Research Recap: Does investment in public transit decrease traffic congestion?
Research co-authored by Dyson School Associate Professor Cynthia Lin Lawell explores how investment in public transit affects traffic congestion.