SEMINAR

Malcolm Wiener Inequality
& Social Policy Seminar Series

Spring 2004

MONDAYS, NOON to 1:45 PM
Note: Presentation begins at 12:20 pm

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FEB 9 , 2004

MICHELE LAMONT, Sociology, Harvard University

"The Impact of Culture on Inequality: The Comparative Study of the Making and Unmaking of Boundaries"

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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FEB 23, 2004

ROBERT PUTNAM, Government Dept. and Kennedy School of Govt.

"Diversity, Inequality, and Community: Mid-term Report on a Continuing Project"

Location: Taubman ABC (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAR 1 , 2004

JEFFREY LIEBMAN, Kennedy School of Government

"Are Neighborhood Effects Nonlinear?  Estimates from the Moving to Opportunity Program"
:: View paper

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAR 8, 2004

DAVID AUTOR, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"Screening for Hourly Wage Jobs: Is There a Tradeoff Between Efficiency and Equality?"
:: View paper

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAR 15, 2004

MARTIN WHYTE, Sociology, Harvard University

"Popular Perceptions of Inequality in China"
:: View paper 1
:: View tables 1
:: View tables 2

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAR 22, 2004

MARY BRINTON, Sociology, Harvard University

"Free Spirits or Discouraged Workers?  The Japanese Youth Labor Market in Transition"

Location: Taubman AB (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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APR 5 , 2004

PAUL KRUGMAN, Economics, Princeton University

"Inequality and Politics: What's Going On?"

Location: Taubman ABC (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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APR 12 , 2004

SUSAN ECKSTEIN, Sociology, Boston University

"Cuban Border Crossing: The Reproduction of Inequalities and Transnational Contradictions"
:: View paper

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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APR 19, 2004

RIVA KASTORYANO, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Sciences Po, Paris

"Transnational Participation and Citizenship: Immigrants in Europe"

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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APR 26, 2004

JOHN MOLLENKOPF, City University of New York Graduate Center

"The New Political Inequality in Urban America""

Location: Taubman Dining Room (5th FL), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAY 3, 2004

BRIAN JACOB, Kennedy School of Govt.

"The Impact of Section 8 Housing Vouchers on Low-Income Families: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery"

Location: Malkin Penthouse (Littauer Bldg.), Kennedy School of Govt.

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MAY 10, 2004

TALI MENDELBERG, Politics, Princeton University

"The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality"

Location: Starr Auditorium (2nd FL, Belfer Bldg.), Kennedy School of Govt.

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