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In the Media
Epidemiologist Mark Lurie says offering condoms in schools can make a difference in spread of STIs.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Digging into data helps lift kids out of poverty
John Friedman aims for revitalization of the American Dream using big data and increasing upward mobility.
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PSTC epidemiologist Stephen Buka comments on new studies, noting that issues during pregnancy are a high risk factor for autism.
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Many Americans feel "the American Dream is slipping away," says PSTC economist John Friedman.
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Providence Business News
3 Brown educators named among top 200 most influential in U.S.
Matthew Kraft and John Papay have been ranked among the most influential educators in the U.S.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit real estate game creates chaos in neighborhoods
Research by PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour on the consequences of speculative bulk buying cited in regard to Detroit's dysfunctional housing market.
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Anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver writes about the 2020 Census citizenship question and the possibility of doing demography without numbers.
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Economist John Friedman finds students of good teachers are less likely to experience teen pregnancy, more likely to go to selective colleges, and later earn more.
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Live Mint
What do Indian women give up for safety?
Women in India pay more, travel farther, and attend lower ranked colleges in order to stay safe, says study by PSTC alum Girija Borker.
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Instructional coaching for teachers improves instructional practice and student achievement, says PSTC associate Matthew Kraft.
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You can’t find reliable diet advice in the news, says PSTC economist Emily Oster. And the studies are themselves subject to significant bias.
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The census is becoming a political tool, says sociologist John Logan in regard to the proposed citizenship question.
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EducationNext
Taking Teacher Coaching To Scale
Teacher coaching proves effective as a new form of professional development and improves student outcomes, says PSTC associate Matthew Kraft.
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Michigan Radio (NPR)
Widespread use of PFAS means new contamination sites “almost inevitable” says expert
Widespread use of PFAS means new contamination sites are “almost inevitable,” says PSTC epidemiologist David Savitz.
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The internet had less impact on the 2016 elections than many think, says a new study by Jesse Shapiro.
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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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Quartz cites PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on challenges of determining breastfeeding benefits.
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Foreign Policy
Motherhood Is Kicking Indian Women Out of Work
Article cites research by PSTC trainee Ieva Zumbyte on the "motherhood penalty."
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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.
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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.
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PSTC economist Jesse Shapiro comments on the use of phone data, even when phone owners are unaware.
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Providence white-Hispanic segregation is among highest in the nation, says PSTC demographer John Logan.
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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.
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College is an incredible boost to upward mobility but students need to decide wisely about where to go, says PSTC economist John Friedman.
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Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft discusses the successes, failures, and future of teacher evaluation reforms.
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Research by PSTC economists shows how nighttime lighting reflects changes in economic activity.
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Research by PSTC economist John Friedman finds upward mobility has stalled in the U.S.
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PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer says the exile of Pope Piux IX led to the emergence of modern Italy.
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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.
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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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The memoir of a Jewish boy kidnapped by the Vatican has been doctored, says PSTC anthropologist David Kertzer.
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PSTC anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver co-authors article on how some prospective parents stage their lives and homes to adopt.
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Black men are still disadvantaged in the U.S., says The Equality of Opportunity Project, co-run by PSTC economist John Friedman.
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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.
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One-on-one teacher coaching improves classroom instruction and student achievement, says study co-authored by Matthew Kraft, Assistant Professor of Education and Economics.
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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."
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PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour has co-authored a study on speculative bulk ownership and links to racial-spatial ordering of U.S. cities.
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GoLocal Prov
How Big Data Can Impact Economic Mobility
Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman discusses big data and economic mobility.
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The Journal of Development Economics is among the first to introduce pre-results peer review in an economics journal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Medical Anthropology Theory
In a bind: Navigating ethical demands in feminist abortion research
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Elyse Singer describes the challenges of conducting research on abortion in Mexico City.
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"One-size-fits-all" approach doesn't work for classifying obesity, says new article co-authored by PSTC Trainee Marcia P. Jimenez.
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Firms owned by women earn approximately half that of male-owned firms, and demand drives the profit gap, says PSTC alum Morgan Hardy.
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Digital Impact
Data labs: Improving access to government data
PSTC Professor of Economics Justine Hastings discusses how data labs can help nonprofits evaluate impact.
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New research by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft notes evaluation reforms have resulted in a decline in teacher supply.
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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.
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