As President-Elect Biden continues to fill out his new administration, policy priorities are taking shape. IPR asked its experts what policy advice they would offer to the new administration based on their research. “These proposals highlight the breadth and depth of the work we do at IPR,” said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, IPR director and economist.
IPR social policy expert Sally Nuamah advocates for feminist schools and studies school closures. “If you only measure success in terms of them completing or graduating or even getting A’s, then that’s an incomplete picture of the purpose of educating girls,” she said.
U.S. working women were hit particularly hard by unemployment when the coronavirus shut down the economy. In a working paper, economist and IPR associate Matthias Doepke explains how the job losses could widen the gender wage gap, which may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2020.
IPR sociologist Anthony Chen examines the history of affirmative action in higher education. He finds, through historical records dating back to the 1960s, that the push for greater diversity in education started before the 1978 Supreme Court decision Regents of California v. Bakke.
IPR economist Hannes Schwandt was named to Capital magazine's “Young Elite - the Top 40 under 40” this year in the society and science category. The German business publication recognizes those who have had success and impacted
their fields.
Recent IPR research includes studies looking at racial discrimination around the globe, how parents can monitor their children's internet use, and the importance of economic factors to President Trump's victory in the 2016 election.
Faculty Opinion
"It has been a long haul and restricting behaviors on
individuals becomes more and more difficult."
IPR's events for the winter 2021 quarter will be held online. Registration is required to join. You can always find the latest event information by visiting our online calendar.
Jan. 11: "Before Bakke: The Hidden History of the Diversity Rationale" Anthony Chen (IPR/ Sociology)
Jan. 25: "Moving from Buzzwords to Evidence for Educational Policy and Practice" Mesmin Destin (IPR/ Psych/ SESP)
