Past NPC Events - 2003

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Seminar: The New African American Inequality. December 11, 2003. Michael Katz, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania

Seminar: Marriage on the Public Policy Agenda: What Do Policymakers Need to Know From Research? November 10, 2003. Pamela Smock and Kristin Seefeldt, University of Michigan.

Seminar: Homer Gets a Tax Cut: Inequality and Public Policy in the American Mind. October 30, 2003. Larry M. Bartels, Princeton University. Read Professor Bartels' paper (.doc)

Seminar: Affirmative Action and Its Discontents: Lessons from the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan. Wednesday, October 29, 2003.
Marta Tienda, Princeton University. With comment from Patricia Gurin, University of Michigan. View PowerPoint presentation.

"Closing the Gap?: Admissions & Enrollments at the Texas University Flagships Before and After Affirmative Action" (PDF)

"Hispanics and the 'Mismatch' Hypothesis: Differentials in College Graduation Rates by Institutional Selectivity" (PDF, 349K)

Texas Top 10% Project

Links to Patricia Gurin's research on diversity and higher education

Seminar: Workshop on Uses of the PSID to Study Health-Related Issues. October 23, 2003, Ann Arbor, MI. Co-sponsored with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. More information about the workshop.

Seminar: Measuring Poverty in a Growing World (or Measuring Growth in a Poor World). October 16, 2003, Ann Arbor, MI.
Angus Deaton, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Co-sponsored with the William Davidson Institute & the Department of Economics Labor Seminar. Read Professor Deaton's paper.

Seminar: The New Annual Poverty Estimates: What's Behind the Numbers? October 7, 2003, Ann Arbor, MI
Daniel Weinberg, U.S. Bureau of the Census, with comments by Rebecca Blank and Sheldon Danziger
View PowerPoint Presentation
Read article from University Record

Research conference: Marriage and Family Formation Among Low Income Couples: What do We Know from Research?
September 4 - 5, 2003
Washington, DC

Workshop: 2003 Summer Workshop: Analyzing Poverty and Welfare Trends Using Census 2000
June 23 – 27, 2003
Ann Arbor, MI

Lecture: "Race and Space in Urban America: Perspectives from Census 2000" Monday, June 23
Ann Arbor, MI
William H. Frey, Population Studies Center, U-M. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution.
View PowerPoint Presentation. (2.8M)

Symposium: New Findings on Poverty and Public Policy
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Ann Arbor, MI

Lecture: "Demographic Inquiry into Cohabiting Unions in the United States: What Can Qualitative Data Tell Us?"
Thursday, June 26
Ann Arbor, MI
Pamela Smock, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology. Senior Associate Research Scientist, ISR/Population Studies. Associate Director, Institute for Social Research.
View PowerPoint Presentation. (5.5M)