The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality has announced a new working paper series that is available on the Center’s website here. The first three articles in the series from the website are below:
1. Michael Hout and Orestes P. Hastings, “Recession, Religion, and Happiness, 2006-2010.” Between 2006 and 2010, the percent of Americans who were “very happy” declined by four percentage points. Using new panel data from the General Social Survey, this paper examines the effects of divorce, job loss, and church attendance on happiness. Find out herewhich life events matter most.
2. Gary Solon, “Theoretical Models of Inequality Transmission across Multiple Generations.” Existing models of the transmission of socioeconomic status across generations consider only a limited number of avenues of transmission. This paper extends these models by building in new avenues. A must read!
3. Chris Wimer and Brooke Conroy Bass, “An Evaluation of Payday Plus San Francisco.” Is there a viable alternative to the high-interest payday loan? This paper evaluates a lower-interest alternative to payday loans, Payday Plus SF, which was recently rolled out in five local credit unions in San Francisco. Find outhere if it worked.
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