WORK, FAMILIES AND PUBLIC POLICY
A Biweekly Brown Bag Seminar Series
Topics Relating to Labor, Households, Health Care, Law and Social Welfare
Spring 2023
- February 6 Andrew Jordan, Washington University in St. Louis, “Relaxing Charging Restrictions in Narcotics Cases”
- February 20 Kathryn Edin, Princeton University, “The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America”
- March 6 Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin, “Days of Work Over a Half Century: The Rise of the Four-day Week”
- March 20 Cecilia Diaz Campo, Washington University in St. Louis, “The Role of Health Insurance Generosity and Doctor Prescription Behavior on Opioid Painkiller Use and Addiction”
- April 3 Zachary Bleemer, Yale University, “College Major Restrictions and Student Stratification”
- April 17 George-Levi Gayle, Washington University in St. Louis, “The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Leave Policies: Exploiting Forty Years of Variation in Generosity and Eligibility in the U.S.”
Faculty members and graduate students from Washington University, the University of Missouri, Saint Louis University and other area universities, are invited to participate.Time: 12:00 to 1:00 PM, with discussion extending to 1:30 p.m., for those interested. Place: Seigle Hall, Room 348, at Washington University.
For more information, contact:
- Bob Pollak, at (314) 935-4918, email: pollak@wustl.edu or
- Michael Sherraden, at (314) 935-6691, email: sherrad@wustl.edu
Sponsored by: The Olin Business School, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the Center for Social Development, the Department of Economics, and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Room courtesy of the Economics Department. Coffee and cookies will be provided.