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Thrilled to see our State-by-State Spending on Kids Dataset cited in calculating public investment in children. @jbixleri Ellie Lauderback Margot Jackson datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/state-…

Great article—and heartening finding. Social spending works! nytimes.com/2022/09/11/us/…

This is an extremely important and very smart piece here. Matt Bruenig really nails it. I follow this stuff closely but even I learned new things here. “Was There a Sharp Drop in Child Poverty?” peoplespolicyproject.org/2022/09/13/was… via People's Policy Project

New research with Emily Rauscher and Ailish Burns! Our findings suggest not only that a strong state safety net increases equality of opportunity, but that investments in non-health programs benefit child health as much as investments in health insurance.

Job Alert! Consider applying for this joint position (assistant prof level) between the Brown Data Science Initiative and a disciplinary department. Would love to see a strong group of social scientists in this pool! apply.interfolio.com/114753

Please circulate and apply!

Exciting new postdoc in computational social science! Joint effort between Brown's population research center (PSTC) and data science initiative (DSI). Please circulate and/or apply! apply.interfolio.com/118922

Introduction with Yu Xie to an edited volume in RSSM honoring the legacy of Rob Mare. Volume articles by Bob Hauser, Chris Winship, Sam Lucas, Christine Schwartz, elizabeth bruch, @vidamaralani, Xi Song, Mike Hout doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm…

Excited to welcome Per Engzell on board as an associate editor at RSSM this July sciencedirect.com/journal/resear…, joining Yao Lu (and hopefully another AE soon!) and I as @kbkarlson transitions out after a fantastic term! Thanks for your great work, Kristian, and welcome on board, Per!

Interesting coverage of the reasons underlying the aging American population. Spoiler alert—it’s not because we’re living longer! Demography meets policy.

Please spread the word and apply!

Be like Dylan! Send your best work to us at Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

New paper!📊 You’ve heard of the (debated) summer learning gap. We look at the summer parental investment gap. Joe LaBriola and I find larger SES gaps during the summer, and larger gaps for younger school-age children than older children. 1/9 authors.elsevier.com/a/1hvO1%7EuWq%…

The Population Studies and Training Center at Brown will be hiring several postdocs--please share and apply! Great place to work and live. apply.interfolio.com/134027

*Deadline this Friday!*

Brown is hosting the 2024 RC28 summer meeting and the call for papers is now OPEN! Please submit and join us for a fun conference during the beautiful summer season in New England! Deadline is Feb 16.

Wrap up 2023 with an exciting new article out @[email protected] with amazing coauthors Margot Jackson and Ariel Kalil. Using the American Time Use Surveys (2003–2016) and longitudinal data on public spending in states on programs affecting children and families, we found ... (1/2)

New paper with fantastic collaborator David E. Rangel! Infant health benefits of parents having equal education vary by race/ethnicity, with lowest benefit for Latinx couples.

Excited to see all the submissions rolling in! And there’s still time to submit! Come for the conference, stay for the beach after!

Exciting news for Sociology@Brown and PSTC at Brown University! Welcome Courtney!