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.
Kathrine Abraham comments on gig workers in The New York Times
Rapid rise of gig workers not necessarily change the traditional labor market and economy
The Women's Empowerment: Data for Gender Equality (WEDGE) project underway
The WEDGE advisory board meeting discussed generating cross-culturally comparable data
Philip Cohen comments on U.S. women's selectivity in marriage
Well educated women tend to choose long lasting marriages
Katherine Abraham comments on economic data independence for CNBC
BLS and BEA's long held tradition of extreme independence prevents data manipulation from the Trump administration
Melissa Kearney featured in SPIN on teen pregnancy
Teen parenthood TV series could be partially credited for teen birth rate drop
Sacoby Wilson featured in ABC News and The Washington Post on environmental injustice
Environmental justice "linked with climate change"
John Haltiwanger's study cited by Makridis in The Hill Op Ed
Housing market regulations have been the primary contributor to the cost of living for American urban homeless and unemployment since 1990
Maureen Cropper comments on new climate plan
The new Clean Power plan will leave Americans worse off
Liana Sayer's findings featured in New York Times on universal child care
American society and government disagree on mothers' work
Amir Sapkota's research on future climate change risks
Climate change will raise mortality rate among kidney patients
PAA issues Call for Papers for 2020 Annual Meeting
Population Association of America - September 29, 2019
Rashawn Ray named Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings
One of ten fellows in second cadre of the distinguished program
Desai on India’s population prospects
India will become the most populous country in the world during the 21st century
Rashawn Ray comments on Phoenix police statistics
City police discharged weapons in 2018 more often than any other American city
Desai editorial details decline in Indian women's employment
Flags a squandered 'gender dividend'
Haltiwanger-Abraham paper puts jobless rate measure in question
Job-to-job transfers have significant impact on labor market tightness measure
Kearney comments on income inequality for CNBC
People believing the system is rigged against them is not only damaging to Democracy but also to the functioning of the economy
Leonard organizes 37th BREAD Conference
Major networking and discussion event a cross-section of development economics leadership