Lewis Center brings together the latest thinking and action related to a guaranteed income program in America, with a focus on who could benefit in the Los Angeles region.
Joint with CCPR Erica Field Professor of Economics and Public Health, Duke University Title: A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh Abstract: Child marriage remains common in many settings even where schooling and labor market opportunities have grown considerably. To explain this phenomenon, we introduce a marriage market signaling model […]
Hear from the prize-winning playwright and novelist whose writing covers themes including American Muslims, family and friendship, religion, economics, immigration and identity.
A virtual event with Assistant Professor Emily Weisburst and other criminal justice experts — Connie Rice, Joanna Schwartz and Steven Zipperstein.
Jesse Rothstein Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of California, Berkeley Title: Demystifying College Costs: How Nudges Can and Can't Help (Joint Work with Elizabeth Linos and Vikash Reddy) Abstract: As college costs continue to rise across the US, governments have quadrupled the amount of financial aid available to students. Yet, the administrative process of […]
Laurence Ralph Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University Title: Global Reckonings with Police Torture Abstract: This talk explores the twinned meanings of both the object and concept referred to as the “black box.” The black box references the name of a torture device used to send electronic currents through a person’s body for the purpose of […]
Jens Ludwig Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy Title: Implementation as Intervention: Management Quality and Policing Outcomes Abstract:
The trajectory of modern society increasingly deploys data to address equity issues around such diverse topics as housing evictions, air quality, or criminal justice reform. Learn how.
Join Indigenous scholars on the UCLA faculty for an overview of their current research and a dialogue about the experiences of Native Americans in higher education.
Exploring how grassroots climate justice activists in cities around the world fight back against unjust plans, build power among their constituents, and propose alternatives for a climate-just future.
