Recent Acquisitions

The following 58 items have been added to the PSC Library collection since 2/17/2008.

Book

The Price of Independence: The Economics of Early Adulthood. Danziger,. Sheldon, Rouse, Cecilia Elena. 2007.
HQ 799.97 .U5 .P75 2007. (PSC Authors shelf)

Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation, and Productivity Growth. Prskawetz, Alexia, Bloom, David E., Lutz, Wolfgang. 2008.
HQ 1061 .P663 2008.

The Social Benefits of Education. Behrman, Jere R., Stacey, Nevzer. 1997.
LC 191.4 .S63 1996. [On Loan - contact Library for recall]

Perspectives on Mortality Forecasting: V. Cohort Factors: How conditions in early life influence mortality later in life. Bengtsson, Tommy. [2008].
HB 1321 .P5 2008.

Making Americans Healthier: Social and Economic Policy and Health Policy. Schoeni, Robert F., House, James S., Kaplan, George A., Pollack, Harold. 2008.
RA 395 .A3 .S694 2007. (PSC Authors) [On Loan - contact Library for recall]

Measurement Errors in Surveys. Biemer, Paul P., Groves, Robert M., Lyberg, Lars E., Mathiowetz, Nancy A., Sudman, Seymour. 2004.
QA 275 .M431 2004. (New Acquisitions)

Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. Edin, Kathryn, Kefalas, Maria. 2005.
HQ 759.45 .E351 2005. (New Acquisitions)

Reference

Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology, 2008. American Sociological Association. 2008.
Reference HM 47 .U6 2008.

Diversity Kiosk

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nonviolent Strategies and Tactics for Social Change. Ansbro, John J. 2000.
Diversity E 185.97 .K5 .A79 2000.

The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Boundaries of Law, Politics, and Religion. Baldwin, Lewis V., Burrow Rufus, Jr., Holmes, Barbara A., Winfield, Susan Holmes. 2002.
Diversity E 185.97 .K5 .L351 2002.

Ask the Children: What America's Children Really Think About Working Parents. Galinsky, Ellen. 1999.
Diversity HQ 777.6 .G35 1999.

Freedom Writers [DVD]. Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, Directed by Richard LaGravenese, Produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher. 2007.
Diversity ISR-DIV DVD 8.

Remember the Titans [DVD]. Written by Gregory Allen Howard, Directed by Boaz Yakin, Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman. 2006.
Diversity ISR-DIV DVD 9.

Ghandi (2-Disc Collector's Set) [DVD]. written by John Briley, produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. 1982.

Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign. Honey, Michael K. 2007.
Diversity HD 5325 .S272 M465 2007.

Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later [DVD]. Directed and Produced by: Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud. 2007.
Diversity ISR-DIV DVD 7.

Free At Last: Civil Rights Heroes. Written and Produced by Martin Kent, World Almanac Video, The Learning Channel, Choices, Inc., Bill Brummel Productions. 2004.
Diversity ISR-DIV 8.

A Call to Conscience: the landmark speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carson,Clayborne, Shepard, Kris. 2001.
Diversity E 185.97 .K5 A5 2001.

Vital Statistics

Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004. Ventura, Stephanie J., Abma, Joyce C., Mosher, William D., Henshaw, Stanley K., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Deaths: Final Data for 2005. Kung, Hsiang-Ching, Hoyert, Donna L., Xu, Jiaquan, Murphy, Sherry L., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Expanded Health data from the New Birth Certificate, 2005. Arias, Elizabeth, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2005. Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Centers for Disease Control. 2007.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Linkage of the National Health Interview Survey to Air Quality Data. Parker, Jennifer D., Kravets, Nataliya, Woodruff, Tracey J. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Statistical Match of the March 1996 Current Population Survey and the 1995 National Health Interview Survey. Ingram, Deborah D., Moriarity, Christopher L., Turek, Joan. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006. Adams, Patricia F., Lucas, Jacqueline Wilson, Barnes, Patricia M. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Obesity Among Adults in the United States -- No Change Since 2003-2004. Ogden, Cynthia L., Carroll, Margaret D., McDowell, Margaret A., Flegal, Katherine M. 2007.
Location: Vital Statistics.

High Serum Total Cholesterol -- An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006. Schober, Susan E., Carroll, Margaret D., Lacher, David A., Hirsch, Rosemarie. 2007.
Location: Vital Statistics.

Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control -- Continued Disparities in Adults: United States, 2005-2006. Ostchega, Yechiam, Yoon, Sung Sug, Hughes, Jeffery, Lous, Tatiana. 2008.
Location: Vital Statistics.

United Nations

World Population Prospects. The 2006 Revision. Volume II: Sex and Age Distribution of the World Population. United Nations. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2007.
UN Ser. A 262.

Prospects for Fertility Decline in High Fertility Countries. United Nations, Population Division. 2007.
UN Ser. N No. 46/47.

World Population Prospects. The 2006 Revision. Volume I: Comprehensive Tables. United Nations. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2007.
UN Ser. A 261.

African Statistical Yearbook, 2006. United Nations. 2007.
UN ASY 2006.

Web Access Research Paper

The Higher Educational Transformation of China and its Global Implications. Li, Yao, Whalley, John, Zhang, Shunming, Zhao, Xiliang. 2008.

Changes in the Characteristics of American Youth: Implications for Adult Outcomes. Altonji, Joseph G., Bharadwaj, Prashant, Lange, Fabian. 2008.

Imperfect Substitution Between Immigrants and Natives: A Reappraisal. Borjas, George J., Grogger, Jeffrey, Hanson, Gordon H. 2008.

The Transition to Post-Industrial BMI Values Among U.S. Children. Komlos, John, Breitfelder, Ariane, Sunder, Marco. 2008.

Is there Dowry Inflation in South Asia? Arunachalam, Raj, Logan, Trevon. 2008.

Educating Urban Children. Murnane, Richard J. 2008.

Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents' Identity and Behavior. Ruebeck, Christopher, Averett, Susan, Bodenhorn, Howard. 2008.

Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Racial Wage Convergence in the North, 1940-1970. Boustan, Leah Platt. 2008.

Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education for School Dropouts? Tyler, John H., Lofstrom, Magnus. 2008.

Income Maximization and the Selection and Sorting of International Migrants. Grogger, Jeffrey, Hanson, Gordon H. 2008.

Evidence from Maternity Leave Expansions of the Impact of Maternal Care on Early Child Development. Baker, Michael, Milligan, Kevin. 2008.

Do Markets Respond to Quality Information? The Case of Fertility Clinics. Bundorf, M. Kate, Chun, Natalie, Goda, Gopi Shah, Kessler, Daniel P. 2008.

The Life Cycle of Scholars and Papers in Economics -- The "Citation Death Tax". Aizenman, Joshua, Kletzer, Kenneth. 2008.

How Costly is Diversity? Affirmative Action in Light of Gender Differences in Competitiveness. Niederle, Muriel, Segal, Carmit, Vesterlund, Lise. 2008.

Is Marriage Always Good for Children? Evidence from Families Affected by Incarceration. Finlay, Keith, Neumark, David. 2008.

Econometric Causality. Heckman, James J. 2008.

Effect of Employer Access to Criminal History Data on the Labor Market Outcomes of Ex-offenders and Non-offenders. Finlay, Keith. 2008.

Bribery or Just Desserts? Evidence on the Influence of Congressional Voting Patterns on PAC Contributions from Exogenous Variation in the Sex Mix of Legislator Offspring. Conley, Daniel, McCabe, Brian J. 2008.

Life Expectancy and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Maternal Mortality Declines. Jayachandran, Seema, Lleras-Muney, Adriana. 2008.

Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability. Arcidiacono, Peter, Bayer, Patrick, Hizmo, Aurel. 2008.

Conflict and Deterrence Under Strategic Risk. Chassang, Sylvain, Miquel, Gerard Padro i. 2008.

Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age. Black, Sandra E., Devereux, Paul J., Ssalvanes, Kjell G. 2008.

Identity, Parochial Institutions, and Occupational Choice: Linking the Past to the Present in the American Midwest. Munshi, Kaivan, Wilson, Nicholas. 2008.

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits. Borghans, Lex, Duckworth, Angela Lee, Heckman, James J., Weel, Bas ter. 2008.

Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime? Dahl, Gordon, DellaVigna, Stefano. 2008.

Economic Well-Being and Poverty among the Elderly: An Analysis Based on a Collective Consumption Model. Cherchye, Laurens, De Rock, Bram, Vermeulen, Frederic. 2008.


NEW PSC blog

Recent resources, events, news

New Publications

Frey. Race, Immigration and Changing Electorate, PSC Research Report.

Danziger & Rouse. Economics of Early Adulthood

Next Brown Bag

Seminars will start up again in fall 2008
Check for new schedule

W A R N I N G

If you are reading this, it may be that you are using rather old web browsing software that does not support modern international Web technology standards. For a better experience of the Web and this site in particular, please upgrade your web browser software today. The following are good choices: Firefox 2; Opera 9; Safari 3.