Work, Families, and Public Policy is a biweekly brown bag series featuring topics related to labor, households, health care, law, and social welfare.

Seminars are held 12:00-1:00 pm in Seigle Hall, Room 348, at Washington University, unless noted otherwise. Discussion extends to 1:30 for those interested.

September 21, 2009
"Personality and Marital Surplus," Shelly Lundberg, University of Washington

October 5, 2009
"Should Economists Start Practicing Economics?" Laurence Kotlikoff, Boston University

October 19, 2009
"Neighbors and Co-Workers: The Importance of Residential Labor Market Networks," David Neumark, University of California, Irvine

November 2, 2009
"The Proximity of Adult Children to their Parents: Description and Correlates," Robert A. Pollak, Washington University

November 16, 2009
"Understanding the Sources of and Solutions to Human Inequality," James Heckman, University of Chicago. This seminar will be held in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall.

November 30, 2009
"AIDS and the Economics of Risky Behavior," Barton Hamilton, Washington University

The seminar series is sponsored by the Olin Business School, the Brown School, the Center for Social Development, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the School of Law, the Center for Health Policy, the Department of Economics, and the College of Arts and Sciences.