Crime, Violence and Punishment Working Group
Policy efforts to address crime and violence often impact the most vulnerable members of society. Moreover, policies that address crime and violence are both drivers of inequality and have the potential to ameliorate inequalities that result from experiencing crime and violence. This working group brings together scholars from across the university who are researching topics related to crime, violence, and punishment. The working group focuses on policy-relevant questions and solutions related to policing, courts, the prison system, and rehabilitation, as well as the root causes of crime and violence in society. Within this thematic focus, we welcome participation from faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, methodological perspectives, and geographic regions of the world. Working group activities include workshopping papers, providing professionalization opportunities (e.g., practice job talks, conference presentations), and collaborating on grant proposals. This workshop is organized by Gabriela Kirk-Werner (sociology), Katie Quinn (sociology) and Jessie Trudeau (political science). For more information, please contact Gabriela Kirk-Werner.
Health, Education, Labor, Public and Policy (HELPP) Working Group
The HELPP Working Group brings together faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students who share a common interest in exploring and studying research related to applied microeconomics and public policy. All who are interested are invited to participate. The overarching objective of these weekly meetings is to offer constructive feedback and support to individuals in diverse stages of their respective projects. This includes providing insights and suggestions to individuals who are in the early stages of developing preliminary ideas, as well as offering guidance and critique to those who have progressed to the stage of refining and polishing their working papers. Meetings will take place in the CPR conference room. The meeting schedule can be found at this link. For more information, please contact Monica Deza or Maria Zhu.
Public Finance Working Group
The Public Finance Working Group brings together scholars who conduct cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research in the area of public finance, with the goal of advancing basic research and contributing to policy debates and disseminating research findings to policymakers and the public. Working group activities include presentations of completed and semi-finished papers and brainstorming and providing feedback on new research idea. Please contact Yilin Hou for questions or any other inquiry.
Center for Policy Design and Governance Salon
During the academic year, the Center for Policy Design and Governance hosts a weekly seminar called the Salon. The Salon is a space where faculty and students have conversations about their work, research challenges, navigating university life and more. Each week, attendees can bring a matter before the group, or simply offer feedback on other presentations. Formal presentations, though not prohibited, are also not required. Learn more about the Center for Policy Design and Governance Salon.