Center News
MPRC faculty contribute to theoretical and applied developments in their various fields as well as to discussions that impact public policy. Some recent news stories are abstracted below.
Kearney helps clarify single-mother challenges
Single-parent homes lose more than just a second income
Susan Parker honored by Catholic University of Peru
Will be welcomed as Honorary Professor of Economics
Steinberg investigates mental health impacts of abortion
Beyond the question of access to abortion lie the mental health impacts in cases of restricted access
Cohen: Marriage is "rarer and more stable"
Cohen notes achievement of status as an element of contemporary marriage trends
Haltiwanger interviewed for Brookings Institute Podcast
Faculty Associate John Haltiwanger appeared on the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity to discuss his recent paper depicting a surge in new businesses.
Seeds of injustice: Payne-Sturges highlights the exploitation of migrant farmworkers
Op-Ed in The Baltimore Sun
Richardson co-leads UMD initiative on gun violence
PROGRESS initiative joins UMD researchers with Maryland policy makers