“Research Ethics: Data and Big Data Issues” Prof. Anne Pebley Fred H. Bixby Chair and Distinguished Professor Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences Professor, Department of Sociology Director, Bixby Center […]
“Integrating Refugees: The Role of Language Training and Work Incentives” Giovanni Peri, UC Davis Abstract: Social and economic integration of refugees are key to their personal success and to producing […]
“Voting after Shelby: Did pre-clearance matter?” Ariel White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (co-authored with Mayya Komisarchik) Abstract: Nearly five decades after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the law […]
“Population-Based Modeling and Measurement of COVID-19” Panelists: Christina Ramirez, Prof. of Biostatistics UCLA Mark Handcock, Prof. of Statistics UCLA Patrick Heuveline, Prof. of Sociology UCLA Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, Prof. of Community […]
Cecilia Menjívar, UCLA In-depth, qualitative interviews often generate understandings of study participants’ lives that permit building explanations and expanding theorizing. Though the number of study participants included in studies that […]
Mario Luis Small, Harvard University Research has made clear that racial inequality is affected by neighborhood conditions. One important condition is the accessibility of financial establishments. We examine how living […]
“Randomized Regulation: The Impact of Minimum Quality Standards on Health Markets” Jishnu Das, Georgetown University Abstract: Working with the Kenyan Cabinet and Ministry of Health, we experimentally evaluated the market-level […]
“Migration and the Labor Market Impact of COVID-19” Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University “TBD” Bio: Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak is a Professor of Economics at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the […]
Erica Field, Duke University Seminar Co-Sponsor: Luskin Public Policy Abstract: Child marriage remains common in many settings even where schooling and labor market opportunities have grown considerably. To explain this […]
David Brady, UC Riverside Abstract: Many claim high U.S. child poverty results from a high prevalence of single motherhood, and reducing single motherhood would substantially reduce child poverty. To scrutinize […]
