Given the magnitude of the recent recession, it is important to understand the effects of large-scale job losses on children and their educational outcomes. Has the economic downturn had an effect on all children, or just the children who experience parental job loss? Presenter Elizabeth Ananat discusses the important implications of the recession for children and school accountability schemes.

In addition to presenting a scholarly talk, Dr. Ananat will be available for individual and group meetings with faculty and students; please contact Adrienne for availability.

About our speaker:
The Center is pleased to host Visiting Scholar, Elizabeth Ananat for the week of May 29-June 1. Ananat is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke University. She received a B.A. in political economy and mathematics at Williams College in 1999, a master’s degree in public policy from the Ford School at the University of Michigan in 2001, and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Her research focuses on the intergenerational dynamics of poverty and inequality.