SMU Economics professor Dr. Beth Wheaton-Páramo leads the SMU Human Trafficking Data Research (HTDR) Project Team

SMU Economics professor Dr. Beth Wheaton-Páramo leads the SMU Human Trafficking Data Research (HTDR) Project Team (www.smu.edu/htdr) and participates in other anti-human trafficking activities, such as acting as judge for Eagle Venture Fund’s Global Pitch Competition.

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Dissertation by SMU PhD graduate Seth Emblem was featured in Australian media

The dissertation by Seth Emblem, a recent PhD graduate from SMU economics department, was featured by Inside Story, an Australian magazine featuring analysis, commentary and reporting by leading writers and researchers!

By surveying 300 Americans in late 2021, Seth’s dissertation shows that political partisan gaps tended to be smaller than people expected and that monetary incentives tended to diminish partisan gaps where they existed. 

See the Inside Story article here.