The second annual conference organized by QIPSR puts a
multidisciplinary spotlight on an important policy problem:
"Rising Economic Inequality in the 21st Century
<http://qipsr.as.uky.edu/node/26>."
(Go to the link for more information)
March 2, Friday, William T. Young Library Auditorium, 8:30-4:00
Please register here
<https://docs.google.com/a/g.uky.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9ha1VSVlVNUlVzNFBpbzlpcVMyTWc6MQ#gid=0>.
Full schedule here
<http://qipsr.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/Inequality%20Conference%20Schedule.pdf>
Panel
* Lane Kenworthy<http://www.u.arizona.edu/~lkenwor/> (Sociologist, U Arizona),
"America's Struggling Lower Half."
* Rashmita Mistry<http://gseis.ucla.edu/about/people/mistry>
(Psychologist, UCLA),
"Poverty, inequality, and child development research: Promoting healthy
development for children at risk."
* Leslie McCall
<http://www.sociology.northwestern.edu/faculty/mccall/home.html>
(Sociologist, Northwestern),
"American Beliefs about Income Inequality from the 1980s to
Occupy Wall Street."
* Martin Gilens
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/>
(Political Science Princeton),
"Affluence & Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power
in America."
Faculty Participants and Organizers: Thomas Janoski (Sociology, UK),
Christia Brown (Psychology, UK), Brea Perry (Sociology, UK),
James Ziliak (Economics, UK), Ed Morris (Sociology, UK),
Mark Peffley (Political Science, UK), Richard Fording (Political Science, AL)
The conference is free and open to the public, but seating is limited
so please register.
Continental breakfast, lunch buffet served.
