Announcements
Announcing the New MPC Associate Director
We are excited to announce Dr. Kathryn Grace has been appointed as the next MPC Associate Director. Dr. Grace, a former first generation college student, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society. Dr. Grace’s education is grounded in theoretical mathematics, biostatistics and (spatial) statistics, providing her a solid quantitative research foundation.
Member Spotlight
Jason Kerwin Named McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
Using Innovative Programs and Randomized Field Experiments to End Global Poverty
Despite incredible progress and economic growth over the past fifty years, many parts of the world are still persistently poor. These disparities create a moral imperative to raise living standards in the developing world and tackle the numerous other challenges facing poor countries. MPC Member Dr. Kerwin answers that call by using randomized experiments and the tools of economics to discover and test solutions to the interlocking set of social and economic problems that keep people poor.
Samuel Myers Jr. One of the Most Influential Black Economists
Congratulations to MPC Member Samuel Myers Jr. for being recognized as one of the most influential Black economists of the last 30 years! The list, compiled by Academic Influence, features the most highly searched and cited Black economists.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Minnesota Population Center (P2C HD041023) funded through a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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