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Amit Batabyal
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December 9, 2022
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What is the value of free food?
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by the Rochester Business Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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November 10, 2022
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Cities Where Inflation is Rising the Most
WalletHub talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about rising inflation.
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October 30, 2022
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Commentary: Biden and Fed policies contributed to spiking inflation
Essay co-written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by the San Antonio Express-News. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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October 28, 2022
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Turkey prices rising amid national shortage
WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about factors influencing the price of turkeys.
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October 23, 2022
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No obvious successor to Xi Jinping in Chinese Communist Party’s new leadership team
South China Morning Post talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about the Chinese Communist Party’s new leadership team.
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October 19, 2022
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Another Voice: Current global conditions are making China dangerous
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Buffalo News.
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October 13, 2022
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Inflation increased 0.4% in September
ABC News talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about inflation and employment.
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October 12, 2022
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RIT professor predicts inflation effects on this year’s holiday sales
WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about how inflation will affect holiday sales.
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October 4, 2022
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Capping Russia’s oil profits could keep oil flowing to global markets at a reasonable cost while slashing Putin’s war funding
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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October 4, 2022
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Commentary: Use solar geoengineering to fight climate change
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by the San Antonio Express-News.
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September 23, 2022
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RIT sustainability professor’s research part of $5.5 million Rockefeller Foundation grant
Nathan Williams, an assistant professor in sustainability whose research focuses on African energy systems, will play a key role in a project made possible by a $5.5 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to accelerate development and promote climate resilient infrastructure investment across sub-Saharan Africa.
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August 4, 2022
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Hot dog! Affordable summer fun a thing of the past, thanks to 2022 inflation price hikes
The New York Post talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about how inflation is impacting summer budgets.
