Material Hardship, Perceived Stress, and Health in Early Adulthood New research published in Annals of Epidemiology finds strong associations between material hardship and health outcomes in early adulthood.
October 2020.
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Featured Research
" Grandparenting Children with Disabilities" In this book, Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ynesse Abdul-Malak explore the complex dynamics of how U.S. grandparents, though often invisible, play a vital role in caring for children with disabilities, often placing their physical and financial well-being at increased risk.
October 2020.
" A Panel Data Model with Generalized Higher-Order Network Effects" The latest from the CPR Working Paper Series, researchers consider the estimation of a random-effects panel-data model where four types of higher-order network links can be present simultaneously.
October 2020. Full paper (pdf)
CPR Research Areas
Faculty in the Center for Policy Research (CPR) conduct a broad range of interdisciplinary research related to public policy in the following research areas:
- Econometrics Methodology
- Education
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Health Studies
- Public Finance
- Social Welfare, Poverty and Income Security
- Urban & Regional Studies
Maxwell X Lab
Partnering with the public and nonprofit sectors, the X Lab leverages behavioral science and randomized controlled trials to create cost-effective solutions to complex problems.
Education Finance and Accountability Program
Empowering breakthrough research, scholarship and debate about fundamental policy issues in elementary and secondary education.
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