Garrett A. Duncan, Ph.D,
"a terrific asset as a teacher and colleague"
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Garrett A. Duncan, Ph.D, "a terrific asset as a teacher and colleague" |
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Work, Families and Public Policy series
scheduled to begin Sept. 9 By Jessica N. Roberts Faculty and graduate students from this and other St. Louis-area universities with an interest in topics relating to labor, households, health care, law and social welfare are invited to take part in a series of Monday brown-bag luncheon seminars to be held biweekly through December. Now in its seventh year, the "Work, Families and Public Policy" series features one-hour presentations on current research interests of faculty from across the University and from other local and national universities. The presentations, which are from noon-1 p.m. in Eliot Hall, Room 300, are followed by a half-hour discussion period. Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D., the Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences and the Olin School of Business, has been the lead organizer for the series for the past five years. Michael W. Sherraden, Ph.D., the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development and director of the Center for Social Development at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is co-organizer. The series is designed to promote interdisciplinary research. Upcoming seminars are: Sept. 9: David Cutler, Ph.D., professor of economics at Harvard University: "Why We're Healthier Than We Used to Be"; Sept. 23: Barton Hamilton, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, management and entrepreneurship at the Olin School: "Economic Evaluation of AIDS Clinical Trials"; Oct. 7: Margaret Brinig, J.D., Ph.D., the Edward A. Howry Professor at the University of Iowa College of Law: "Race, Kinship Care, and Adoption: Does Legal Status Matter?" Oct. 21: Jeremy Greenwood, Ph.D., professor of economics at the University of Rochester: "Engines of Liberation"; Nov. 4: Daniel Hamermesh, Ph.D., the Edward Everett Hale Centennial Professor of Economics at the University of Texas: "Routine"; Nov. 18: Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D., the Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences and the Olin School: "Family Bargaining and Long Term Care"; and Dec. 2: Timothy McBride, Ph.D., associate professor in the departments of economic, public policy administration and gerontology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis: "Patterns of Individual Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: Implications for Insurance Reform." The series is sponsored by the Olin School, GWB, the Center for Social Development, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in the School of Law, the Department of Economics and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. The classroom is courtesy of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. Coffee and soft drinks will be provided. For more information, visit www.olin.wustl.edu/fs/topicalseminars.cfm?topic=7, or contact Pollak (935-4918; pollak@olin.wustl.edu) or Sherraden (935-6691; sherrad@gwbmail.wustl.edu). |
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