Caren A. Arbeit 2012 Visiting Graduate Scholar, University of Minnesota
Caren Arbeit’s research focuses on the long-term educational
consequences of parental unemployment on children in poor and
near-poor families.
“The most appealing part of the visiting student program is the
opportunity to spend a quarter as part of a community focused
on researching poverty and inequality.
Her research focuses on timing (child’s age) and SES (parent
education and family income) prior to job loss, and examines how
these factors moderate the consequences of parental unemployment
on children’s educational attainment. Arbeit draws on research in
sociology, economics, public policy and child development to
theorize and motivate the analyses, addressing how the timing of
parental unemployment in the child’s life course contributes to
the intergenerational transmission of poverty.
Arbeit is completing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of
Minnesota.
Unemployment Insurance is generally considered an individual
benefit for a displaced worker. Yet that income makes a
difference for a displaced worker’s family as well, especially
for children.
The Center for Poverty & Inequality Research at UC Davis seeks
applications from graduate students who are interested in
visiting the Center in order to expand their understanding of the
causes and consequences of poverty.
