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Department of Economics
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September 28, 2020
After RBG: Potential Tyranny of the Minority
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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August 3, 2020
International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in communities might offset those losses
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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August 3, 2020
The CDC Needs to Be Independent Like the Federal Reserve
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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July 29, 2020
RIT and Syracuse University College of Law enter into 3+3 admissions agreement
RIT has partnered with Syracuse University College of Law to establish a “3+3” program for students interested in earning a law degree. A memorandum of understanding between the two universities was recently signed to allow students to complete three years of liberal arts and other studies at RIT, then transfer to the College of Law for three years to complete their doctorate in law.
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June 25, 2020
A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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May 18, 2020
LaVerne McQuiller Williams named COLA interim dean
LaVerne McQuiller Williams, senior associate dean of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, has been named interim COLA dean effective June 1. McQuiller Williams succeeds Dean James Winebrake, who is leaving RIT on June 30 to become provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
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May 5, 2020
Why Economists Who Have No Problem With Price Gouging Are Wrong
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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May 1, 2020
Connections: Discussing the state of the economy during this stage of the pandemic
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics.
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April 23, 2020
The US’ China Gambit Has Failed. It Is Time to Decouple
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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April 22, 2020
College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from wasteful energy, maternal mortality, eyewitness testimony policies and seeking worth in a liberal arts degree. Each department within the college selected student awardees whose work embodies the ideals and standards of excellence, creative endeavor and scholarship.
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April 8, 2020
COLA Dean James Winebrake accepts UNCW provost post
Dean James Winebrake will be leaving RIT’s College of Liberal Arts to become provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Winebrake, who came to RIT in 2002 as chair of the Department of Public Policy and became dean in 2011, will leave RIT effective June 30.
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April 2, 2020
What Coronavirus Teaches U.S. About Putting All Its Eggs in One Basket
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.