Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities
Outsmarting Poverty
For more information on how the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities is turning the tide on poverty, please visit their website. To nominate an organization in your...
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Emergency Financial Assistance Prevents Homelessness
Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but a new study from the University of Notre Dame shows that efforts to prevent...
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Fr. Ted Said…Serving Others: Jim Sullivan ’93
Notre Dame has a long and strong tradition of service and being a force for good. Fr. Hesburghās commitment to serving others was the seed that grew into impactful service...
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Evidence Matters
The latest event in the Evidence Matters series featured representatives from King County Metro Transit, Washington Stateās Department of Social and Health Services, and LEO...
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What the Experts Say
Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better. ā Maya Angelou The Poet Maya Angelou calls us to Informed Action here. Her words speak to...
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Trend Spotting
In this episode, we chat with Kasey Buckles, a Notre Dame economist who studies the family. Her research follows trends in the fertility rate, and yields clues about what that may...
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Fewer Unintended Pregnancies Contribute to All-Time Low U.S. Fertility Rate, New Research Says
The U.S. birth rate has been decreasing for the last decade, reaching a historic low in 2017. New research from a team of economists suggests that much of this decline is due to...
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Study Points to Fertility as a Leading Economic Indicator
Many research studies have shown that when the economy does well, people have more babies, and when the economy does poorly, they give birth less. New research from the University...
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Fighting to Create Economic Opportunity
A degree from a reputable community college has the potential to lift people out of poverty, but 60 percent of community college students drop out before they graduate. The...
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The Once and Future Liberal Arts
Richard Brodhead, president of Duke University, explored āThe Once and Future Liberal Artsā in a talk as part of the 2014-15 Notre Dame Forum on November 4 in the Hesburgh...
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