Research by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey featured in CBS News
Research on the first federally-funded family-planning programs by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey was featured in CBS News. The CBS News article can be found here.
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Interviewed on the Financial Times Podcast
Sarah O’Connor from the Financial Times interviewed Martha Bailey for the Economics Show podcast. They discuss Professor Bailey’s recent paper: The Economics of Childbearing: Trends, Progress, and Challenges. The transcript of the episode can be found here. Professor Bailey’s paper can be found here.
Alumnus Spotlight: Terry Kramer ’82 – Supporting UCLA
UCLA Economics Alumnus, Terry Kramer ’82, and member of the Economics Department Board of Visitors is the subject of the most recent “Alumnus Spotlight.” Terry was also the guest of honor and delivered the Commencement Address to our Economics class of 2025. Read the full story here.
UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation
The Conrad N Hilton Foundation has awarded a $5.95 million grant to Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab (CPL). The foundation, a long-term supporter of the Lab, approved this landmark, three-year grant in recognition of CPL’s leadership and data-driven approach on strategies to prevent homelessness. The grant announcement can be found here: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/advancing-homelessness-prevention-through-research-and-policy-a-conversation-with-janey-rountree-of-the-california-policy-lab/.
UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab win UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award
UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab, a nonpartisan research institute at the University of California, receive UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award. The award recognizes faculty whose research produces meaningful public impact, especially when paired with sustained efforts to share new insights with the broader public. The award is presented annually by […]
The National Institute of Health Awards UCLA Professor Martha Bailey an R01 Grant
Professor Martha Bailey received an R01 Grant from the National Institute of Health for her research project “The Effects of Contraceptive Access on Women’s Health and Wellbeing: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial at Five Years.” The project will conduct a follow-up study of an NIH-funded randomized control trial (RCT) that made contraception more affordable […]
Professor Till von Wachter’s Research on Unemployment Impact of Los Angeles Wildfires Featured by UCLA News
A new UCLA report led by Professor Till reveals that more than 11,000 workers filed for unemployment assistance following the Los Angeles wildfires, highlighting the broader economic consequences of the disaster. Here is the direct link to the article: More than 11,000 workers filed for unemployment assistance programs because of Los Angeles wildfires, new report […]
UCLA Professor Rosa Matzkin Named to Editorial Board of Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Publication
UCLA scholar, Professor Rosa Matzkin, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), one of the world’s most cited and impactful scientific journals. Matzkin’s appointment to the PNAS Editorial Board is a testament to her exceptional contributions to the sciences. The PNAS Editorial Board is comprised […]
The University of Chicago Press Publishes Book Edited by UCLA Professor Kathleen McGarry
The University of Chicago Press publishes the book ‘Long-Term Care around the World’, which was edited by UCLA Professor Kathleen McGarry and MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber. The book, which analyzes both formal and informal long-term care in developed countries, can be found here.
Martha Bailey Reexamines the Long-Term Impacts of War on Poverty Programs in New NBER Feature
Professor Martha Bailey’s latest research, featured by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), offers a comprehensive reevaluation of landmark War on Poverty programs over six decades later. Drawing on newly available large-scale data, Bailey and her collaborators investigate how initiatives like Head Start, Food Stamps, family planning, and community health centers have shaped economic […]
