Abstract “A growing body of research explores the long-run effects of social programs and welfare spending. However, evidence linking welfare support in early life with longevity is limited. We add to this literature by evaluating the effect of in-utero and early-life exposure to the largest increases in welfare spending in the US history under the …
Alzheimer’s and dementia research is getting a big boost after the National Institute on Aging awarded scientists a large grant to study how education affects the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Led by Chandra Muller at The University of Texas at Austin, the grant brings together an interdisciplinary team of neurologists, neuropsychologists, sociologists, …
From May 23-24, 2022, Scott Cunningham will host CDE/CDHA’s Summer DemSem session and will present on several different topics relevant to social science researchers, particularly graduate students. At Summer DemSem, Cunningham will present on several different topics relevant to social science researchers, particularly graduate students. Discussions will focus on: key methods used in empirical social science …
May 17-19, 2022 from 10:00 am-6:00 pm ET, Syracuse University will host a co-sponsored methodology workshop on difference-in-differences with Scott Cunningham, professor of economics at Baylor University. This workshop will cover basic methodological concepts in causality like the potential outcomes model and directed acyclic graphs as these are the most common modalities used by contemporary …
CDE/CDHA affiliates and graduate students are looking forward to the 2022 PAA annual meeting in Atlanta! Both centers are well represented with 58 affiliates appearing 104 times on the program as authors, discussants, and chairs. A full list of CDE/CDHA contributions may be found here.
CDHA affiliate Eric Grodsky and co-authors Jennifer Manly, Chandra Muller, and John Robert Warren published a cohort profile of High School and Beyond (HSB) participants in the International Journal of Epidemiology. HSB began in 1980 to study how educational opportunities and experiences shape early adult outcomes, and includes a nationally representative probability sample of 30, 030 …
The La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Center for Demography of Health & Aging, and the Hilldale Lecture Series are pleased to host Anne Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, at Princeton University, as the 2022 Hilldale Lecture in the Social Sciences. On April 14 from 7-8 pm, join …
Join Health Affairs for a Lunch & Learn on March 30 when Deputy Editor Rob Lott hosts David Kindig and John Mullahy, both CDHA affiliates, and Sanne Magnan, senior fellow at the HealthPartners Institute and former Minnesota Commissioner of Health, for a discussion of the Forefront article and the future of the field of population …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for a position in the area of Social Genomics, beginning August 2022. Social Genomics is a field of research that integrates theories, data, and methods across the social, behavioral, health, and genetic sciences. This position is the final of three hires in this area and is part of an …
Please join us for a new event! During the spring 2022 semester, CDHA will host a bi-weekly seminar series featuring guest lectures by scholars and researchers from across the country whose work focuses on aging and health. Seminars will be held virtually on Mondays from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Please email Mary Lynn Dombrowski for Zoom information. …