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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on Alaska 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 Alaska 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 Alaska, no strings attached.

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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on KTUU

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Kevin Berry, an assistant professor of economics with 彩神vlll争霸鈥檚 Institute of Social and Economic Research, focuses on research on how people respond to environmental risk.

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Dr. Darren Prokop Talks Alaska Bypass

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Alaska benefits from a service known as Alaska 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 Alaska Airlines, Everts Air Cargo, Lynden Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and Ravn Alaska.

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

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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.