Research by PSTC economists shows how nighttime lighting reflects changes in economic activity.

The PSTC is now accepting applications for the Summer Grant Writing Workshop. Applications are due June 4. 

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.

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.

Upward mobility has stalled, says PSTC economist John Friedman, co-director of the Equality of Opportunity Project.

PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer has found discrepancies between the memoirs of Edgar Mortara and an Italian translation published in 2005.

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.

PSTC faculty associates Mark Lurie and Abigail Harrison recently traveled to South Africa to convene the 5th annual SASH forum.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A new study by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft analyzes the effectiveness of teacher coaching programs.

The Associate Director will participate in scholarly program development and training across multiple disciplines. Apply by April 10.

PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Elyse Singer describes the challenges of conducting research on abortion in Mexico City.

"One-size-fits-all" approach doesn't work for classifying obesity, says new article co-authored by PSTC Trainee Marcia P. Jimenez.

Firms owned by women earn approximately half that of male-owned firms, and demand drives the profit gap, says PSTC alum Morgan Hardy.

PSTC Professor of Economics Justine Hastings discusses how data labs can help nonprofits evaluate impact.

New research by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft notes evaluation reforms have resulted in a decline in teacher supply.

All that advice about taking a deep breath, focusing on the long term and not obsessing about the balance in your retirement accounts as the markets take a wild ride sounds a lot better when you’re not headed toward retirement soon.

Research by PSTC economist John Friedman demonstrates the role colleges can play in social mobility.

Colleges can serve as engines of intergenerational mobility, says PSTC Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman.

The semi-annual GIS Institute took place in January with two weeks of training and project work.

PSTC Associate Professor of Population Studies Rachel Franklin comments on the troubles facing rural America.

Driverless cars may mean fewer crashes and more productive time on the road but not necessarily less traffic congestion, says research by PSTC Professor of Economics Matthew Turner.

Associate Professor of Population Studies (Research) Rachel Franklin is now editor of the journal Geographical Analysis. Franklin, who is the associate director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4), the spatial core for the Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC) at Brown, began her three-year term as editor on July 1.

The 28th International Population Conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa, October 29-November 4 with strong representation from PSTC faculty and trainees. The conference, organized by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, takes place once every four years and draws approximately “2,000 population scholars, policy makers, and government officials from around the world to discuss the latest population research and debate pressing global and regional population issues.”

For thirty years, the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) has been collecting survey data in Mexico and the United States on Mexico-U.S. migration. It is the longest on-going study of Mexico-U.S. migration and has transformed the way migration is studied. To celebrate the MMP’s thirtieth anniversary, a bi-lingual conference was convened in Mexico City at El Colegio de México (Colmex) October 26-27.