Roberts retires after leading center from inception to success
Mark Roberts, former director of the Penn State’s Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC), and liberal arts professor of economics, retired at the end of December after 45 years at Penn State. Roberts has led the FSRDC, part of the Social Science Institute, since its inception in…
Revolutionizing Economic Measurement At The Census Bureau’s Center For Economic Studies: Pioneering Research On Firm Dynamics, Employment Flows And Transformative Statistical Products
Written by:Ron Jarmin, Deputy Director of the United States Census Bureau I recently had the privilege of speaking at conferences honoring two economists who’ve made huge contributions to the profession and, most importantly for this blog, to the U.S. Census Bureau. Mark Roberts of Penn State…
Increased area income improves birthweight rates, researchers find
Higher incomes are often correlated with healthier pregnancies and babies, but is it really the money that matters? Sedimentary rocks that formed 390 million years ago, surprisingly, help provide the answer, at least for those who live above the Marcellus Shale formation, according to a team led by…
Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years
While there are about 285,000 registered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), also known as four wheelers, in Pennsylvania, there are only 11 public trails where people can legally ride ATVs. In 2020, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) launched a pilot project…
Sorokina receives Presidential Public Impact Research Award
Nonna Sorokina, assistant professor of business at Penn State Scranton and Social Science Research Institute faculty affiliate, was recently awarded a Presidential Public Impact Research Award (PPIRA) for the project “Data-Driven Response to High Opioid Abuse Impact: Leveraging Machine Learning, AI…