Combatting COVID-19 in Mozambique
Combatting COVID-19 in Mozambique study finds pandemic driven income decline and food insecurity along with mixed knowledge and beliefs
Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study
Formerly incarcerated people who got their records expunged were more likely to stay out of trouble and get steadier, higher-paying jobs than those who did not.
Women who Made HERstory at ISR
March 8 was International Women's Day. To celebrate, we highlight some of the women who have shaped ISR and the field of social research.
Transmission of wealth across generations
Using PSID data, Fabian Pfeffer finds that grandparent wealth is a unique predictor of grandchildren's wealth, above and beyond the role of parent wealth, and that the advantages of family wealth begin early in life.
Does the quality of mother-child time modify quantity in child development outcomes?
Using PSID data, Paula Fomby and Kelly Musick find that the development benefits realized by children spending time with their mothers do not vary by the nature of this shared time, as has been suggested by prior research.
News & Announcements
Kathleen Cagney named new ISR director
Arland Thornton launches sociological studies of American Indians program
Dean Yang's Combatting COVID-19 in Mozambique study releases Round 1 summary report
Helen Levy comments on how expanding Medicaid adds jobs in a state beyond healthcare
Pamela Smock discusses what's behind the falling U.S. birthrate
Michigan's Population Studies Center,
established in 1961, has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR). More...PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (P2CHD041028). The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP), which supports research in population health, is part of PSC.
Calendar
- March 16
- Ben Domingue (Stanford) and Erin Ware, "Sociogenomics and Polygenic Scores"
- March 24
- James S. Jackson's Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans
- March 29
- Trent Alexander, "Decennial Census Digitization and Linkage Project"
- April 19
- Andrés Villarreal (University of California, Los Angeles), "Earnings Assimilation of Second-and Later-Generation Men: Evidence from Administrative Records"
- May 12
- Beyond the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Changes in Education (Pamela Davis-Kean)
- May 24
- How Subsidies Affect Contraceptive Use Among Low-Income Women in the U.S.: The M-CARES Randomized Control Trial (Vanessa Lang)
