The Max Planck Research Group Gender Gaps in Health and Survival: Statistical Analyst

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The Max Planck Research Group Gender Gaps in Health and Survival at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is accepting applications for a highly qualified Statistical Analyst.   Men die, women suffer: that is what…

Call for Proposals: Healthy Eating Research 2015

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Healthy Eating Research Releases 2015 Call for Proposals Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential…

Call for Papers: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

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CALL FOR ARTICLES RSF: THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES "WEALTH INEQUALITY: SOURCES, CONSEQUENCES, AND RESPONSES" Edited by FABIAN T. PFEFFER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN and ROBERT F. SCHOENI UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Growing…

Prof. Till von Wachter is quoted in MyNewsLA

Prof. Till von Wachter’s reviews and comments on the effect of the Los Angeles wage hike on the economy were mentioned in MyNewsLA. Link: http://mynewsla.com/government/2015/05/05/city-council-to-discuss-peer-assessment-for-raising-minimum-wage/

Russell Sage Foundation is currently accepting online letters of inquiry

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Subject: Three Funding Opportunities with the Russell Sage Foundation   The Russell Sage Foundation is currently accepting online letters of inquiry for its various research programs. The foundation grants awards of up to $150,000, typically…

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research: Post-doctoral Fellowships

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The following new job listing has been posted in the ASA Job Bank and may be of interest to section members: Job ID: 11078 Institution: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Department: The Max Planck Research Group Gender Gaps in Health…

Danielle Callendar recipient of the 2015-16 Ford Fellowship

Danielle Callendar has been awarded a Ford Fellowship for 2015-16. Congratulations, Danielle!

Prof. Leah Platt Boustan is quoted in the Voice of America

Prof. Leah Platt Boustan's data showed that the immigrants in the past already arrived looking pretty good relative to natives so there wasn’t much of a gap on average to close. Link: http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/04/27/past-immigrants-had-it-easier-than-todays-newcomers/

Prof. Leonardo Bursztyn featured in The Washington Post

Prof. Leonardo Bursztyn's research study on the effect of peer pressure on educational investments among Hispanic high school students was mentioned in the news article. Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/30/meet-the-economist-who-grew-up-among-crack-dealers-and-won-a-mini-nobel-for-his-research-on-race/

Prof. Gary Gates featured in the Fox News

Prof. Gary Gate's report on the LGBT community was mentioned in the news article. Link: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/28/bruce-jenner-transition-how-many-americans-are-transgender/