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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Public Media

 |  Kurt Robar  | 

There are confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. and a chartered flight evacuated Americans from China through the Anchorage airport before arriving in California. But how big should this concern be compared to annual influenza infections?

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ISER Researchers on PFD and Birth Rate

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Since 1982, the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Permanent Fund, a state-owned investment fund established using oil revenues, has paid out an annual dividend to every man, woman, and child living in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥, no strings attached.

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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on KTUU

 |  Kurt Robar  | 

Kevin Berry, an assistant professor of economics with ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Institute of Social and Economic Research, focuses on research on how people respond to environmental risk.

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Dr. Darren Prokop Talks ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Bypass

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ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ benefits from a service known as ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Bypass. In 1972 USPS started an alliance of approved air carriers mandated to ensure that cargo moved more efficiently throughout the state. Today, the five mainline air carriers are ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Airlines, Everts Air Cargo, Lynden Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and Ravn ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥.

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Nathaly Rivera: Is Mining an Environmental Disamenity? Evidence from Resource Extraction Site Openings

 |  Kurt Robar  | 

Extractive industries are often challenged by nearby communities due to their environmental and social impacts. If proximity to resource extraction sites represents a disamenity to households, the opening of new mines should lead to a decrease in housing prices.