PSTC News
COVID-19 School Response Dashboard equips parents, teachers, and policymakers with infection data
December 3, 2020
PSTC economist Emily Oster's dashboard has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and in her own Opinion article for the Washington Post.
Effects of paternal education on infant health outcomes vary by race and ethnicity, Rangel and Rauscher find
November 24, 2020
“Looking at the relationship between paternal education and infant health is another way to understand how parents pass on their educational advantages to their children," Rangel said.
Rauscher receives grant to research effects of school funding cuts during the pandemic
November 19, 2020
The PSTC Sociologist hopes to understand the extent to which school budget cuts will will increase inequality among students.
Bastani investigates addiction interventions in Iran and the U.S.
November 12, 2020
His work will examine the relationship between governments and health outcomes.
Closing the gap in household food spending fails to eliminate the socioeconomic gap in food healthfulness, Shapiro and Hastings find
October 27, 2020
The researchers used detailed transaction data from a large US grocery retailer in conjunction with nutritional information.
Galárraga, Kuo and Harrison publish research on economic incentives for young people living with HIV
October 15, 2020
Young people living with HIV endorse economic incentives, especially cash, as a method of improving adherence to treatment, according to the findings.
Journaling project captures the experiences of ordinary people during COVID-19 pandemic (Oct)
October 6, 2020
The online platform is designed for flexibility, accessibility, and anonymity so that everyone is able to share their day-to-day experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maria Steenland awarded R03 grant to continue work in postpartum contraception
October 6, 2020
This grant will fund her continued research to study the effect of a Medicaid reimbursement policy that allows hospitals to provide long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to women immediately after childbirth.
COVID-19 School Response Dashboard equips parents, teachers, and policymakers with infection data (Oct)
October 6, 2020
The dashboard, made by PSTC economist Emily Oster, shows a “confirmed infection rate” of about 0.1 percent for students, meaning that one in 1000 students received a positive COVID-19 test result in a two-week period.
Weil and colleagues develop an adjusted measurement of population density
September 29, 2020
By taking geographic, climactic, and ecologic characteristics of land into account, the new measurement offers a more holistic look at land area and population density.