The complex link between poverty and health

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Poverty is one of the most examined phenomena in economics; nevertheless, its causal relationship with health outcomes remains empirically challenging to disentangle. In a recent podcast episode featured on VoxDev, UCLA Professor of Economics…

Professor Jennie Brand and collaborator receive Russell Sage Foundation Grant

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CCPR Faculty Fellow, Professor Jennie Brand, and  UCLA alumna XI Song (Columbia University) received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation for their project "Occupational Restructuring, Job Displacement, and Worker Mobility."  Their project…

CCPR Director Bailey on declining fertility rates in the New York Times and NPR

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U.S. fertility rates have been declining since 2007, raising questions about long-term demographic, economic, and social consequences. Professor and CCPR Director Martha Bailey is quoted in recent New York Times and NPR Illinois articles on declining…

New Evidence on the Cohabitation Revolution

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The late twentieth-century rise of nonmarital cohabitation has long been understood as a transformation driven primarily by young, never-married adults delaying or opting-out of marriage. This interpretation aligns with foundational ideas in…

New CCPR Affiliate Carlo Medici on Immigration and Early Unionization

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New CCPR Faculty Affiliate Carlo Medici, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy, examines the economics of immigration, labor market institutions, and public sector organizations. In his recent paper, “Closing Ranks: Organized…

From Tax Policy to Health Outcomes: Londoño-Vélez Awarded Sloan Fellowship

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CCPR Affiliate and Assistant Professor, Juliana Londoño-Vélez, has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow in Economics. The prestigious Sloan Prize is awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to early-career scholars whose work…

Professor Jennie Brand, speaks with UCLA Newsroom about the value of college.

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Professor Jennie Brand was featured in the UCLA Newsroom, describing the value of college in two features: “Winning the Argument: 6 tips on how to push back — nicely — on those who say college isn’t worth it” and "Is a College Education…

Professor Faith Deckard discusses how commercial bail makes families the hidden workforce of pretrial justice

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Professor Faith Deckard examines how gendered and racialized stereotypes around care, control, and stability shape the bail industry. Her research reveals that bail agents often rely on mothers and grandmothers to leverage their financial and…

CCPR Director, Professor Martha Bailey, discusses the economics of family planning on the Financial Times podcast

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CCPR Director and Economist Professor Martha Bailey discusses the economic effects of family planning in a recent Financial Times podcast with Sarah O’Connor. Bailey explains how access to contraception has shaped the U.S. economy, particularly…

Faculty Affiliate Michael Lens releases a new book, ‘Where The Hood At?’

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Faculty Affiliate Professor Michael Lens' new book, 'Where The Hood At?' examines Black neighborhoods in the U.S. over the past fifty years. He frames his analysis through the rise of hip hop and the uneven progress in neighborhood conditions.…