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Commitment to Economic Impact & Entrepreneurship
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Thought Leaders in Economic Impact & Entrepreneurship
![Chloe Ahmann](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/ahmann.jpg)
Industrialism and Environmental Justice
Historical and environmental anthropologist Chloe Ahmann’s work offers insight in response to Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Learn more![Desirée LeClercq](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/leclercq.jpg)
Labor and trade law
Desirée LeClercq explores incoherence between international labor law and U.S. trade law and constitutional law.
Learn more![Patricia Campos-Medina](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/medina.jpg)
Workplace and labor issues
Patricia Campos-Medina focuses on the intersection of race, immigration status and worker’s rights.
Learn more![Miguel I. Gómez](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/gomez.jpg)
Food Marketing and Distribution
Miguel I. Gómez is an expert in global food supply chains and food value chains.
Learn more![Deborah Estrin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/deborah-estrin.jpg)
Health tech
MacArthur fellow Deborah Estrin is trailblazing the use of mobile devices and data to address social challenges.
Learn more![Sarah Kreps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/kreps.jpg)
Emerging Technology
Sarah Kreps’ teaching and research focus on the intersection of international politics, technology and national security.
Learn more![Jawad Addoum](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/jawad-addoum.jpg)
Climate change
Behavioral economist Jawad Addoum is uncovering the effect of extreme temperatures on company earnings.
Learn more![Vanessa Bohns](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/bohns.jpg)
Social Influence
Vanessa Bohns studies help-seeking, social influence, compliance, consent and why it’s so hard to say no.
Learn more![Mani Sethuraman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/economicimpact.cornell.edu/assets/images/headshots/sethuraman.jpg)
Corporate Disclosures
Mani Sethuraman studies the effects of corporate disclosures on capital markets.
Learn moreCornell’s Local Economic Impact
Cornell’s dedication to the local community, demonstrated through engagement and contribution of resources, is one reason Ithaca is consistently ranked among the top small cities in the nation.
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$4.9MProperty taxes paid
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$147MPurchasing in Tompkins and adjacent counties
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$7MLocal contributions to governments, Ithaca City School District, non-profit organizations, and public transit support
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$388MExternal federal, state and corporate research funding spent locally