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A paper co-authored by Professor of Economics and Director of the Levitt Public Affairs Center Ann Owen and Associate Professors of Economics Julio Videras and Stephen Wu was published in the December issue of Review of Social Economy. “Identity and Environmentalism: The Influence of Community Characteristics” examines the influence of community characteristics on self-proclaimed environmentalism.
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After our trash leaves our hands, we in the U.S. like to pretend it no longer exists. But to people in Mokattam, an informal settlement just outside Cairo, Egypt, sorting and recycling garbage is essential to their livelihood. Working with Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo, Caitlin O’Dowd ’12 was awarded an Emerson grant to investigate the relationship between the waste system and social justice in Mokattam.
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