DEMOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Thursday, February 16, 2012
"Duration Dependence and Labor Market Conditions: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Presented by: Matthew Notowidigdo, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The weekly Demography Workshop series is held every Thursday from 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. in seminar room 232/233, located in NORC's offices on the second floor of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies at 1155 East 60th Street. Students, faculty, and all interested researchers are encouraged to attend. To make arrangements for persons needing assistance, please call Adelle Hinojosa at (773)256-6315.
For more information about the weekly workshop series, its faculty co-chairs, or links to archived papers, abstracts, and slides from past presentations, see Demography Workshop>>
CALL FOR PAPERS: 3rd Annual IGSS Conference, "Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences"
With support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) and the Population Association of America (PAA), the Institute of Behavioral Science and University of Colorado Population Center are hosting the 3rd annual conference entitled, "Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences," August 15–16, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. Conference organizers write, "The goal of this conference is to showcase behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry and integrate genetics and the social sciences." Interested researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to participate.
The application deadline is March 15, 2012. For additional information, please see the 2012 Call for Papers or visit the 2011 conference Website at http://www.colorado.edu/ibs/CUPC/conferences/IGSS_2011/.
CALL FOR APLICATIONS: 2012 RAND Summer Institute (RSI)
RAND is pleased to announce the 19th annual RAND Summer Institute (RSI). RSI consists of two annual conferences that address critical issues facing our aging population. The Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists will be held on July 9–10, and the Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging conference on July 11–12, 2012. Both conferences will convene at the RAND Corporation headquarters in Santa Monica, California. The conferences are sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Qualified applicants must hold a Ph.D. or have completed two years of a Ph.D. program and be actively working on a dissertation. Only applicants working in the field of aging—or actively considering this research field—will be considered.
The application deadline is March 9, 2012. For additional information, please contact Diana Malouf (malouf@rand.org) or visit the Website at http://rand.org/labor/aging/rsi.html.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Hewlett Foundation/Institute of International Education Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. These fellowships will support dissertation research on topics that examine how population dynamics, family planning, and reproductive health influence economic development, including economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity. Applicants should be currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in sub-Saharan Africa, the United States or Canada and should have completed their coursework by the start of the fellowship. Students in economics, geography, population studies, and epidemiology are especially encouraged to apply. Sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, fellows will receive stipends to support tuition and research expenses. However, funding is contingent upon grant approval. Fellows will become part of a network of researchers and participate in professional development opportunities.
The deadline is March 5, 2012. To learn more about the fellowship, access the application, and check for fellowship related news, please visit the Hewlett Foundation Website.
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