Human Capital Research Collaborative
Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminars
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
The Commons—Room 205
Calendar of Dates
Third Tuesday of month unless indicated otherwise
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October 18, 2011
Randy Akee, Department of Economics, Tufts University
Parent’s Income and Children’s Outcomes
Does More Money Make You Fat? The Effects of Quasi-Experimental Income Transfers on Adolescent and Young Adult Obesity [PDF] (Presentation based on this paper.)
November 15, 2011
Cheri Rolnick, Human Capital Research Collaborative, UMN
Oral Health for Children at Risk
December 20, 2011
Aaron Sojourner, Carlson School of Management, UMN
Co-author: Greg Duncan (University of California, Irvine)
Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-Based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps?
January 17, 2012
Re-scheduled – Moved to Third Tuesday in April.
February 21, 2012
Jeylan Mortimer, Department of Sociology, UMN
Early Influences on human capital development and socioeconomic attainment: Findings from the Minnesota Youth Development Study
March 20, 2012
Morris Kleiner, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Co-authors: Allison Mairer (Syracuse University), Kyoung Won Park (Case Western Reserve University), and Coady Wing (Northwestern University)
Changing Licensing to Permit More Tasks by Nurses: Analyzing Wages and Prices for a Medical Service
April 17, 2012
Rob Grunewald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Michelle Englund, Institute of Child Development, UMN
Who Graduates from High School? Measurement Issues and Developmental Linkages
Spotlight:
i3 Grant Announcement, December 22, 2011
HCRC receives Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund grant for Midwest CPC Expansion [pdf], December 21, 2011
Human Capital Research Collaborative Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminars, 3rd Tuesday of the month, Oct. 2011–Apr. 2012
U study finds big preschool payoffs, Star Tribune, June 9, 2011
Art Rolnick testifies before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, June 9, 2011
Art Rolnick presents at TEDxTC on the Economic Case for Early Childhood Development, May 5, 2010
Highlighted Discussion Papers
The Public Returns to Public Educational Investments in African American Males
Child Interventions That May Lead to Increased Economic Growth
Past News and Events
Human Capital Research Collaborative Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminars, 3rd Tuesday of the month, Sept. 2010–Apr. 2011
Assessing the Validity of Minnesota School Readiness Indicators [pdf]
Health and Early Childhood Development: The Impact of Health on School Readiness and Other Education Outcomes, October 14 & 15, 2010
