Jane Waldfogel Explained
Jane Waldfogel FBA is an American social economist and the Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University. Her research focuses on work-family policies, improving the measurement of poverty, and understanding social mobility across countries and child welfare. She has published studies about the impact of public policies on child and family well-being.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Education and career
Waldfogel received her B.A. from Radcliffe College in 1976, her M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1979, and her Ph.D. in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1994.[6]
She was elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 2015.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Jane Waldfogel . columbia.edu . April 16, 2017.
- Web site: Researcher sees gradual movement on issue of paid parental leave . June 19, 2015 . npr.org . April 16, 2017.
- Web site: Giving every child a monthly check for an even start . October 19, 2016 . . April 16, 2017.
- Web site: The unlikely source helping families get paid leave . March 28, 2017 . deseretnews.com . April 16, 2017.
- Web site: May 31, 2016 . seattletimes.com . April 16, 2017.
- Web site: Jane Waldfogel Curriculum Vitae . https://web.archive.org/web/20170426152614/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dc7b/ae47775ec63beadde1681c99232c41a712ca.pdf . dead . 26 April 2017 . 25 April 2017.
- Web site: British Academy Fellowship reaches 1,000 as 42 new UK Fellows are welcomed. 16 Jul 2015.
