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.
Philip Cohen comments on Americans' dropping divorce rate on NPR
Divorce has become more acceptable, less stigmatized, but also less common
Julia Steinberg featured in Reuters on women’s mental health following an abortion
No evidence found on women’s negative emotions following an abortion
Melissa Kearney Comments on the Decline in Male Workers on NPR
There’s much less demand for the labor of less-educated men despite the job boon after the Great Recession
Melissa Kearney featured in The New York Times on the interaction between economic growth and family formation
Social context partially determines the family formation response to a positive income or earnings shock
Melissa Kearney Criticizes Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Despite the growing popularity, UBI is a flawed idea that would do little to fix problems
Steinberg study contradicts long-standing 'link' between abortion and suicide
Equivalent risk before and after abortion
Philip Cohen featured in USA Today on U.S. Divorce Rate
Millennials are contributing to the declining divorce rate in U.S.
Melissa Kearney featured in The New York Times on Early Childhood Intervention
Children exposed to "Sesame Street" were more likely to be enrolled in the correct grade level for their age at middle and high school
Rashawn Ray comments on Maryland's Thin Blue Line Flag Ban on NBC4 Washington
Montgomery County Executive, Maryland Governor disagree on Thin Blue Line Flag
Michel Boudreaux's study on Men's Life Expectancy published in Demography
Men's life expectancy has seen "remarkable increase" for several U.S. cities
Sangaramoorthy Op-Ed links racial and immigrant justice movements
Sought-for freedoms require action in both domains, she says
Jessica Fish and Bradley Boekeloo win Data Contract to Study LGBTQ Health Disparities
They are one of the four research groups chosen for the data contract
Liana Sayer Named Next Editor of Journal of Marriage and Family
Tenure will begin with the February 2021 issue
Rashawn Ray comments on police shooting in AZCentral
Phoenix Police Department has the most police shooting cases in 2018
Philip Cohen comments on declining divorce rate in Michigan in Lansing State Journal
Dropping divorce rate among women age under 45 in Michigan may indicate later but stabler marriage
Melissa Kearney and Katharine Abraham's paper featured in The Hill on Yang's debate over job loss
Heated Democratic debate between Yang and Sen. Warren (D-Mass) on whether automation caused job loss
Melissa Kearney featured in The Hill on Yang's "Freedom Dividend"
Yang's Freedom Dividend is not likely to reduce social inequality seriously
Alok Bhargava featured in Financial Times on Climate Change
Climate change is not a simplistic comparison of apartheid but entails global cooperation to deal with it