PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – For many children in Africa, healthcare is often tied to financial barriers. In "Subsidies, Information, and Children’s Healthcare in Mali," Assistant Professor of Economics Anja Sautmann describes the research she and PSTC Trainee Samuel Brown (Economics) have done on subsidized care and health knowledge in conjunction with the NGO Mali Health. Read more about the study here.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Vox's "Even small reductions in children’s lead exposure could dramatically improve educational outcomes" highlights a study co-authored by Professor of Economics Anna Aizer, noting that disadvantaged children are more likely to live in homes with higher lead levels. The study was also covered by New York Times and Fusion. Read more about Aizer's work here. 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Former PSTC Trainee John Iceland, now professor of sociology and demography at Pennsylvania State University, has been elected as the vice president-elect of the Population Association of America. Professor of Sociology Zhenchao Qian has been elected to the Board of Directors. Each will begin a one-year term of service on January 1, 2017. At that time, Professor of Sociology Leah VanWey will complete her term on the PAA Board of Directors.