Lottery jackpots are overwhelming played by low-income Americans, says a MarketWatch article that cites research by PSTC economist Emily Oster.
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PSTC Faculty Associate Elizabeth Fussell examines use of data to analyze environmental disasters and their consequences for older adults.
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Caven named Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellow
PSTC Trainee Meghan Caven will teach a course on Schools and Social Inequality at Wheaton College this year.
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Bouek wins ASA's Thompson Award
Quartz cites PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on challenges of determining breastfeeding benefits.
Foreign Policy
Motherhood Is Kicking Indian Women Out of Work
Article cites research by PSTC trainee Ieva Zumbyte on the "motherhood penalty."
News from PSTC
PSTC hosts Leadership Alliance students
Three students to do research and be mentored at the PSTC this summer.
Trainees Tate Kihara, Janet Carolina Lopez, and Haoming Song presented their research at the GIS Institute Conference.
News from PSTC
Newsletter recaps PSTC research and awards
Catch up with the latest in the Spring 2018 edition of the PSTC newsletter.
Portland Press Herald
Transportation advocates want more analysis before any widening of Maine Turnpike
Widening highways doesn't relieve traffic congestion, says PSTC economist Matthew Turner.
News from PSTC
BIARI kicks off at Brown and in Kenya
PSTC faculty associates convene Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) on campus and across the globe.
News from PSTC
PSTC faculty associates receive University promotions
Several PSTC faculty associates are being promoted by Brown University, effective July 1.
News from PSTC
PSTC alum receives PAA service award
Jennifer Park ('04 PhD in Sociology) has received the 2018 Excellence in Public Service Award from PAA.
PSTC economist Jesse Shapiro comments on the use of phone data, even when phone owners are unaware.
American Enterprise Institute
Millennials, Religion, and Politics in the United States
A new report on millennials cites research on interracial marriage in the U.S. by PSTC sociologist Zhenchao Qian.
Providence white-Hispanic segregation is among highest in the nation, says PSTC demographer John Logan.
News from PSTC
Oh, the places they’ll go
Predoctoral trainees and postdocs secure placements following completion of the PSTC training program.
News from PSTC
PSTC faculty and alum to present at commencement forums
Mindfulness, incarceration, inter-generational mobility, and migration to be addressed.
Mathmatica Policy Research
High-Stakes Evaluation: Does It Scare Teachers Away?
Study co-authored by PSTC Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft addresses the impact of teacher evaluations on supply of new teachers.
College is an incredible boost to upward mobility but students need to decide wisely about where to go, says PSTC economist John Friedman.
News from PSTC
PSTC faculty receive University funding and awards
Five PSTC faculty associates have received Research Seed Funds, Salomon Awards, and a teaching award from Brown University.
Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft discusses the successes, failures, and future of teacher evaluation reforms.
Multiple PSTC affiliates and alum have contributed to the newly published handbook.
Research by PSTC economists shows how nighttime lighting reflects changes in economic activity.
News from PSTC
PSTC Summer Grant Writing Workshop
The PSTC is now accepting applications for the Summer Grant Writing Workshop. Applications are due June 4.
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PSTC alum to receive Horace Mann Medal
PSTC alum Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo has been named the recipient of this year’s Horace Mann Medal from the Brown University Graduate School.
Research by PSTC economist John Friedman finds upward mobility has stalled in the U.S.
News from PSTC
PSTC trainees selected as PAA poster winners
At the annual meeting of the PAA, PSTC predoctoral trainees Zhen Liu (Sociology) and Xuan Zhang (Economics) were selected as poster session winners.
PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer says the exile of Pope Piux IX led to the emergence of modern Italy.
Hechinger Report
Are America’s colleges promoting social mobility?
Upward mobility has stalled, says PSTC economist John Friedman, co-director of the Equality of Opportunity Project.
The Washington Post
Key findings in analysis of memoir of a Jew raised Catholic
PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer has found discrepancies between the memoirs of Edgar Mortara and an Italian translation published in 2005.
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PSTC at PAA 2018
The annual meeting of the Population Association of America includes 42 PSTC affiliates on the program.
The memoir of a Jewish boy kidnapped by the Vatican has been doctored, says PSTC anthropologist David Kertzer.
PSTC anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver co-authors article on how some prospective parents stage their lives and homes to adopt.
News from PSTC
SASH Program convenes forum in South Africa
PSTC faculty associates Mark Lurie and Abigail Harrison recently traveled to South Africa to convene the 5th annual SASH forum.
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Ogunbajo selected for Policy Communication program
PSTC Trainee Adedotun Ogunbajo has been selected for the U.S. Policy Communication Training program offered by the Population Reference Bureau.
PSTC sociologist and demographer Elizabeth Fussell convenes conference to address impacts of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's population and economy.
News from PSTC
PSTC Reception at PAA
The PSTC will host a reception for PSTC and Brown University friends and alumni during the annual meeting of the Population Association of America.
Black men are still disadvantaged in the U.S., says The Equality of Opportunity Project, co-run by PSTC economist John Friedman.
New York Times
The Ivy League Students Least Likely to Get Married
PSTC economist John Friedman is a project director for The Equality of Opportunity Project, which examines the the correlation between marriage and economic class.
One-on-one teacher coaching improves classroom instruction and student achievement, says study co-authored by Matthew Kraft, Assistant Professor of Education and Economics.
Associate Professor of Sociology Margot Jackson to participate in March 22 panel on the landmark Coleman Report.
Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft discusses the impact of teacher evaluation reforms and concludes that they "net a modest positive effect nationally."
PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour has co-authored a study on speculative bulk ownership and links to racial-spatial ordering of U.S. cities.
GoLocal Prov
How Big Data Can Impact Economic Mobility
Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman discusses big data and economic mobility.
The Journal of Development Economics is among the first to introduce pre-results peer review in an economics journal.
Migration Policy Institute
Connecting the Dots: Emerging Migration Trends and Policy Questions in North and Central America
Demographic shifts with declines in working-age populations in North and Central America will affect migration trends and policy questions, says study co-authored by PSTC alum, Silvia Giorguli-Saucedo.
While attempting to weed out ineffective teachers, teacher evaluation reforms seem to have also scared of aspiring teachers, says Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft.
The Hechinger Report
Does every teacher need a coach?
A new study by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft analyzes the effectiveness of teacher coaching programs.