Emily Lawler received her PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses include health economics, development economics, and applied microeconomics. Lawler is particularly interested in analyzing the effects of
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The music was loud, the windows were down and the highway had disappeared behind them. Packed into an old Land Cruiser, University of Georgia students bounced over the rolling dunes
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Beyond the Classroom: A Journey Through Morocco’s People, Politics and Culture
The music was loud, the windows were down and the highway had disappeared behind them. Packed into an old Land Cruiser, University of Georgia students bounced over the rolling dunes
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October MPA Student of the Month: Anna West
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Zeemering Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs congratulates Dr. Eric Zeemering on his election as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), one of
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