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Partner selection in marriage and re-marriage
Sociologist Zhenchao Qian finds previously married individuals often face demographic shortages in the supply of potential partners.
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Study evaluates effect of SNAP on household expenditures
Economists Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro find SNAP benefits do indeed lead to increased household spending on food.
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PSTC anthropologist finds Nigerian households develop cultural strategies to cope with infrastructural deficiencies.
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Grant Writing Workshop supports faculty proposals
PSTC workshop provides mentoring to earlier-career faculty for proposal development.
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Economic mobility often hinges on factors such as race, neighborhood demographics and housing prices, not job growth, says research by John Friedman.
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A new study by economist Anna Aizer examines fathers in teen pregnancies, noting they have lower levels of human capital and earnings.
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PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour examines the post-crisis housing markets and worsening housing security.
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The Opportunity Altas, published by economist John Friedman and colleagues, shows areas in RI that confirm the correlation between race and income.
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The Gates Foundation commits $15M to Opportunity Insights, co-directed by economist John Friedman.
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PSTC awarded $1.5 million NICHD training grant
Funding supports postdoctoral and predoctoral trainees in population studies.
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PSTC awards record number of fellowships
Nine predoctoral trainees receive full funding this year.
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Big data research from economist John Friedman shows how neighborhoods matter for upward mobility.
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Anna Aizer, the first female to earn tenure in Brown’s Department of Economics, is now serving as the first female chair of the department.
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Omar Galarraga's research shows the importance of addressing social determinants of health.
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Zhenchao Qian's research on marriage in the U.S. finds previously married individuals are disadvantaged in the marriage market.
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PSTC welcomes new community members (2018)
Faculty associates, visiting scholars, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, and staff members join the Center community.
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Education Next
Does Teacher Coaching Work?
Matthew Kraft discusses the past, present, and future of teacher coaching.
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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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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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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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Anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver writes about the 2020 Census citizenship question and the possibility of doing demography without numbers.
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