2008–2009 IRP Visiting Scholars Seminar Series
The Institute for Research on Poverty is marking the 10th anniversary of its Visiting Scholars Program in 2008 by introducing an annual seminar series for participating poverty studies scholars.
The intent of the program, which is supported by the University, is to enhance the research interests and resources available to scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, to foster interaction between resident IRP affiliates and a diverse set of scholars, and to broaden the corps of poverty researchers.
Thursdays, 12:15-1:30 p.m., 8417 Social Science Building (unless otherwise noted)
October 9, 2008
Application Behavior, Rank, and Targeted Recruitment: An Examination of Alternatives to Traditional Affirmative Action Policies
Rodney J. Andrews, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
October 23, 2008
Working Poverty in Michigan: Magnitudes, Socio-Demographic Determinants, and Their Changes between 1998 and 2007
Udaya Wagle, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University; Local Research Affiliate, National Poverty Center, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
December 4, 2008
The Evolution of Worker's Schedule Flexibility in the U.S. Labor Force: Evidence from the Current Population Survey
Fernando Lozano, Assistant Professor of Economics, Pomona College; and National Poverty Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2008-2009
April 9, 2009
Children's Education and Parents' Socio-Economic Status: Distinguishing the Impact of Fathers and Mothers
John Micklewright, Professor of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton United Kingdom and IRP Visitor
This event is co-sponsored by the La Follette School, with support from the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)
May 7, 2009
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Class and Race Differences in Perceptions of Social Mobility and Academic Engagement
Angel Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, Princeton University, and Faculty Associate, Office of Population Research, Joint Ph.D. Program in Social Policy, Princeton University
May 14, 2009
Social Income Transfers and Income Poverty Alleviation in the EU and in the USA: An Empirical Analysis of Effectiveness of Poverty Reduction
Koen Caminada, Professor of Empirical Analysis of Tax and Social Policy, Leiden University, the Netherlands, and IRP Visiting Scholar
[Research papers related to seminar: Working Paper No. 2008.06 and No. 2008.04]