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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.

Financial incentives to increase birth rates insufficient

Financial incentives to increase birth rates insufficient

Philip Cohen’s comments featured, where he notes that financial incentives alone are not enough to increase dropping birth rates.

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Nolan Pope’s study on the impacts of divorce featured in Newsweek

Nolan Pope’s study on the impacts of divorce featured in Newsweek

Pope’s study finds that children of divorce more likely to have reduced earnings, teen pregnancy, incarceration, and early death

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Unemployment rates and the labor market

Unemployment rates and the labor market

Katharine Abraham’s comments featured in a story about how unemployment rates are calculated

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Monica Das Gupta emphasizes the need for India to revamp public health systems

Monica Das Gupta emphasizes the need for India to revamp public health systems

Das Gupta's paper advocates for structural reform, grassroots workforce revitalization, and better public health systems.

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Gourevitch: price of pregnancy varies

Gourevitch: price of pregnancy varies

Findings show that different racial and ethnic groups have different experiences with the U.S. healthcare system

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Faculty Associates Fish and Roberts honored

Jessica Fish and Jennifer Roberts received Editor's Choice awards from Psychiatric Services and American Journal of Health Promotion

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Cohen research notes marriage rate and divorce level shift

Cohen research notes marriage rate and divorce level shift

Faculty Associate Philip Cohen analyzed declining divorce rates for not-college-educated in recent years

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Carter: "People do still have power"

Carter: "People do still have power"

In light of rapid issuing of executive orders Niambi Carter emphasizes the importance of state and local elections

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