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Ziliak quoted in HuffPost about new stimulus package
December 2020
UKCPR Director James Ziliak was quoted in a Dec. 17 article in the Huffington Post about the trade off between extended unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, now being considered in a new Congressional relief bill. Read more
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UKCPR affiliates receive inaugural WorkRise grant
December 2020
A research project led by UKCPR Research Affiliate Bradley Hardy, along with UKCPR Director James Ziliak, and UKCPR Research Affiliate Charles Hokayem is among the inaugural slate of grantees in the WorkRise initiative led by the Urban Institute. Read more.
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Funding opportunity from Tufts and USDA for research on food security measurement
December 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with Tufts University and the University of Missouri, is sponsoring a funding opportunity in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement. The application deadline is Feb. 19, 2021. The grants program will fund research investigating food security measurement, data, and further research needs. This funding opportunity seeks proposals of up to $50,000 using secondary data or reviews of existing literature and larger projects of up to $100,000 that may include primary data collection and new analysis. Read more.
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Ziliak quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer article about Census poverty data
September 2020
UKCPR Director James Ziliak was quoted in a Sept. 15 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Covid-19’s impact on low U.S. poverty numbers and record household income in 2019. The Census reported a poverty rate of 10.5 percent last year and a spike in household income -- from $64,324 in 2018 to $68,703 in 2019. Read more.
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Pandemic disproportionately affects Black households
August 2020
UKCPR Research Affiliate Bradley Hardy has co-authored a new report titled Racial Economic Inequality Amid the Covid-19 Crisis. The report is published through the Hamilton Project, a non-partisan project by the Brookings Institution that focuses on fostering long-term prosperity and effective government. Hardy’s paper, co-authored by Trevon Logan of The Ohio State University, looks at how the pandemic has worsened racial inequality for Black households in the United States. Read more.
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Poverty scholars condemn opinion piece of NYU professor
July 2020
A group of leading poverty scholars and directors of the National Collaborative of Poverty Centers has issued a strong statement of criticism of a recent opinion piece in the journal Society, authored by Lawrence Mead, a political scientist at New York University. The July 2020 article -- drawn from his book Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power -- has received widespread condemation from the academic community. (Read entire article).
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Podcast from AEPP discusses food insecurity and Medicaid
June 2020
A new podcast from Applied Economc Perspectives and Policy features a discussion between AEPP Managing Editor and UKCPR Research Affiliate Craig Gundersen, Winthrop University Assistant Professor of Economics Nick Moellman, and Oklahoma State Professor of Agribusiness Bailey Norwood about the impact of Medicaid expansion on food security and how online surveys contribute to the understanding of food insecurity in the U.S. The discussion elaborates on two recent articles from AEPP. Moellman discusses his article Healthcare and hunger: Effects of the ACA, Medicaid expansions and food insecurity in America, while Bailey discusses his research on Can Internet surveys mimic food insecurity rates published by the U.S. Government? Listen to the podcast.
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Hardy appears on MSNBC; quoted in WSJ
June 2020
Bradley Hardy, associate professor of economics and American University and UKCPR research affiliate, has appeared in two national media outlets for expert commentary about the disparate impact of SARS-CV-2 on minority populations in the United States. He was a featured commentator on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on June 12. View Hardy's appearance on MSNBC. Hardy was also quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal about how the pandemic has wiped out record levels of employment and wages for African-Americans achieved during the past 10 years. Hardy noted that the pandemic impact exposed a range of economic insecurities experienced by African-Americans, including lack of access to medical care and concentrations in low-wage jobs. Access the article. Note that an online subscription to the Wall Street Journal is required.
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UK Webinar will discuss economic impact of SARS-CV-2
June 2020
A UK Alumni Association Webinar will feature UK Economics Department faculty in a discussion about the economic impacts of the SARS-CV-2 (Covid 19) pandemic. The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at 4 p.m. It will feature two economics faculty who have received Great Teacher awards and a panel of economics faculty. Gail Hoyt and Darshak Patel will lead the panel discussion, which includes Mike Clark, interim director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, Jenny Minier, Ken Troske, and UKCPR Director James Ziliak. The Webinar is open to the public and is the inaugral event for a new series titled Great Teachers on Great Challenges. Read the full story from UK Public Relations. Register for the Webinar.
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June 3 seminar will present impact of social distancing
June 2020
UKCPR affilaited researchers Aaron Yelowitz and Charles Courtemanche will present information about their research on the impact of state measures to reduce the spread of SARS-CV-2 in a public Webinar on June 3, noon-1 p.m. Their research found that social distancing measures significantly reduced the spread of the deadly virus. Serving as discussants for the event will be Teresa M. Waters, professor and Wethington Endowed Chair in Health Management and Policy, UK College of Public Health, and James Ziliak, UK professor of Economics and director of UKCPR. To view the webinar click the following link or paste it into your Web browser: https://cph.uky.edu/DistancingData