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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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At the annual meeting of the PAA, PSTC predoctoral trainees Zhen Liu (Sociology) and Xuan Zhang (Economics) were selected as poster session winners.
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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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Upward mobility has stalled, says PSTC economist John Friedman, co-director of the Equality of Opportunity Project.
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The annual meeting of the Population Association of America includes 42 PSTC affiliates on the program.
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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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PSTC faculty associates Mark Lurie and Abigail Harrison recently traveled to South Africa to convene the 5th annual SASH forum.
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PSTC Trainee Adedotun Ogunbajo has been selected for the U.S. Policy Communication Training program offered by the Population Reference Bureau.
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News from PSTC
April 7, 2018
Monitoring Hurricane Maria’s impacts on the Puerto Rican population and economy
PSTC sociologist and demographer Elizabeth Fussell convenes conference to address impacts of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's population and economy.
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The PSTC will host a reception for PSTC and Brown University friends and alumni during the annual meeting of the Population Association of America.
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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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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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The 74
March 27, 2018
Teacher Coaching Can Boost Instruction and Student Achievement. But Can It Be Scaled Up?
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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Associate Professor of Sociology Margot Jackson to participate in March 22 panel on the landmark Coleman Report.
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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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Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman discusses big data and economic mobility.
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The World Bank
March 9, 2018
Piloting a Pre-Results Review Process at the Journal of Development Economics
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
March 7, 2018
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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A new study by Assistant Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft analyzes the effectiveness of teacher coaching programs.
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