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/
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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…
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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…
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Danielle Callendar has been awarded a Ford Fellowship for 2015-16. Congratulations, Danielle!
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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/
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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/
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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/
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Graduate student Sung Park won an award for her 2015 PAA Poster, “Homeleaving During the Transition to Adulthood: A Comparison of Two American Cohorts”.
Graduate student Goleen Samari won an award for her 2015 PAA Poster, "Cross Border…
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Prof. Till von Wachter's peer review on labor and employment, Beacon Economics, and the Economic Roundtable was mentioned in the podcast.
Link: http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/30/51365/new-report-puts-more-momentum-behind-l-a-minimum-w/
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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: 11082
Institution: Pew Research Center
Department: Human Resources
Title: Survey Research Methodologist
Position/Rank: Open
Areas/Special…
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Prof. Till von Wachter is quoted in MyNewsLA
NewsRussell Sage Foundation is currently accepting online letters of inquiry
Announcements, Request for ProposalsMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research: Post-doctoral Fellowships
Announcements, JobsDanielle Callendar recipient of the 2015-16 Ford Fellowship
NewsProf. Leah Platt Boustan is quoted in the Voice of America
NewsProf. Leonardo Bursztyn featured in The Washington Post
NewsProf. Gary Gates featured in the Fox News
NewsGraduate students Sung Park and Goleen Samari won awards for their 2015 PAA Poster
NewsProf. Till von Wachter featured in 89.3 KPCC
NewsASA Job Bank: New Position of Interest
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