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The Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has fostered research and training in population since its founding in 1962.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2016
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Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, but why?
On The Spark podcast, PSC researcher and social psychologist Dolores Albarracin discusses the science behind why conspiracies are so compelling.
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JOIN US - MON 9/28 @ 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, when
Lawrence Stacey of @VanderbiltU presents
Uneven Changes in the Health Profiles of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ Populations and the Unexamined Role of Demographic Change, 2014-2023
INFO HERE:
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I am quite happy to see this paper with @NunoGalo and @jlperla in print.
We emphasize that deep learning works because it automatically learns useful state-space representations. Transforming the state space is an old technique in economics. For example, we have been solving models in logs instead of levels for decades. The problem is that, in general, it is difficult to find the best representations: why logs and not another transformation? Deep learning finds these transformations by using an approximation class that has enough expressiveness.
While I am very happy with the paper, I believe I can dig deeper into this idea, and I am already well advanced with a follow-up paper, where I am using geometry to clarify many further ideas in ways I find very transparent. Stay tuned!
Deep learning can make high-dimensional dynamic equilibrium models tractable by learning useful state-space representations. The paper explains the methods and illustrates them in a standard growth model.
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ICYMI - catch PSC researcher @DrDianaMW discussing health equity in scientific research on @unbiasedscipod
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The U.S. needs to recognize and reward the work of caring for others.
Join us for the third Game Changers webinar: The U.S. Needs a Care Package
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 / 4-5PM ET
Register: bit.ly/GCWebinarLabor
Speakers: @NFolbre @LipstickEcon @pilargonalons @JaimieWorker
Join us (online or in-person) on 9/25 for the Education & Inequality Workshop with Herman van de Werfhorst sharing his insights on
Politics & Intergenerational Social Mobility
MORE INFO & ZOOM REGISTRATION
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PSC researcher @angeladuckworth @ co-authors studied children's behavioral regulation during the school day.
Results? Squirmier kids rated more disruptive and completed fewer hours of education before adulthood.
READ THE STUDY:
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JOIN US on MON 9/21 at 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES for a lecture by @socmolly of @PSUSocCrim presenting
The Impact of Increasing Community Nonlabor Income on Fertility
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EVENT INFO HERE:
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It's a new academic year! Who are the fresh faces at @PennPSC ?
Drop into our annual WHO'S NEW newsletter to meet the 2026 Graduate Group in Demography Cohort, our visitors and postdocs, and Research Associate Mallika S. Sarma.
READ IT HERE:
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Busting the myth of “groupthink,” @WarrenCntrPenn faculty affiliate @DamonCentola's new book is a powerful look at how our ability to influence one another can accelerate individual and collective intelligence. penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
JOIN US on MON 9/21 at 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES for a lecture by @socmolly of @PSUSocCrim presenting
The Impact of Increasing Community Nonlabor Income on Fertility
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EVENT INFO HERE:
bit.ly/3TaZ8NJ
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Not to alarm you, but if you haven't noticed... 4 DAYS left until the #PAA2027 submission deadline! buff.ly/lAVnyNy
New study by @PennPSC & @PennPARC researchers @kevin_volpp, @ScottHalpernMD & colleagues on recruiting minority patients for heart disease clinical trials with small cash incentives.
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PSC researcher Harsha Thirumurthy sat down with New Beginnings podcast, speaking on healthy choices during tough times - and how cash transfer programs can improve people's health
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Today's (9/14) POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM lecture
Juan Pedroza of @UCLAlatino speaks on
Lost in Translation: Language Segregation in the United States
Join us from 12-1 pm in the PSC Commons, McNeil 403
EVENT INFO HERE:
bit.ly/4xrL416
Teaching girls to negotiate is a powerful tool for securing them a brighter future, according to a decade-long study by @femonomics and co-authors.
READ MORE:
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/…
The POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES kicks off next week!
Join us MON 9/14 from 12-1 pm in the PSC Commons, McNeil 403
Lost in Translation: Language Segregation in the United States
with Juan Pedroza of @UCLAlatino
EVENT INFO HERE:
bit.ly/4xrL416
Catch one last summer edition of the PENN POPULATION STUDIES NEWSLETTER!
READ IT HERE
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