Brown Bag Seminars
The Center for Public Policy kicked off its inaugural Brown Bag Seminars
on January 14. In an
effort to share ideas across disciplinary lines, UH professors and CPP research
associates Elizabeth Rigby (Political Science) and Scott Imberman (Economics)
lined up speakers to discuss a wide range of topics including electoral
laws, taxation, physical activity and more.
Refreshments are provided. Bring your lunch and join us in the fall.
Stay tuned for the fall 2008 schedule.
Spring 2008 Speakers
January 14: Elizabeth Rigby, Department of Political Science
The Effect of State Electoral Laws on Racial and Class-based Bias in Political Participation
January 28: Jeronimo Cortina, Center for Mexican-American Studies
February 11: Dietrich Vollrath, Department of Economics
Inequality, Taxation, and Redistribution: Implications from the US 1880-1920
February 25: Jarron Saint-Onge, Department of Sociology
Physical Activity Portfolios, Education, and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Body Mass in the U.S
[Alternative Location: Lone Star Room, University Center]
March 10: Gergely Ujhelyi, Department of Economics
Competing Interest Groups and the Logic of Collective Action
March 24: Karoline Mortensen, Rice University
Minding the Gap: A Decomposition of Emergency Department Use by Medicaid Enrollees and the Uninsured
April 7: Scott Imberman, Department of Economics
The Effects of Charter Schools on Achievement and Behavior of Non-Charter Students
April 28: Steven Craig, Department of Economics
The Fiscal Impact of Immigrants and State Redistributive Policy