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'' Nazar Khalid's Study Examines the Impact of Flooding on Learning Outcomes for Marginalized Children in India, OMNIA A study co-authored by Nazar Khalid, along with PSC Associates Emily Hannum and Jere Beh January 27, 2025
'' Emily Hannum & Jere Behrman Co-led Initiative Focused on Climate Change and Childhood Inequality, OMNIA OMNIA features Emily Hannum and Jere Behrman November 21, 2024
'' GGD Student Nazar Khalid is interviewed on the findings of "Floods and Children's Education in Rural India.", RSF Journal The study, "Floods and Children's Education in Rural India." co-authored by Khalid with Research Associates Jere Be November 19, 2024
'' Jere R. Behrman, Harsha Thirumurthy, Aaron Richterman and their collaborators have been honored by the Clinical Research Forum. Jere R. March 26, 2024
Jere R. Behrman Professor Behram Earned A Spot In the Top 100 Economics And Econometrics Scientists 2024! The AD Scientific Index has ranked Jere R. March 11, 2024
" " Jere Behrman co-authors a paper on Minimum Wages and Intergenerational Health Research Associate Jere Behrman co-authors a paper along with Muhammad Farhan Majid and Hanna Wang.  February 7, 2024
" " Jere Behrman co-authors a paper on Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region Research Associate Jere Behrman co-authors a paper with Shireen AlAzzawi, Hai-Anh Dang,  February 7, 2024
" " Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program Awards Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program awards to PSC/PARC Research Associates November 16, 2023
" " Jere Behrman and Petra Todd are featured, Penn Today Penn Today highlights Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Claudia Goldin during her time at Penn, and October 20, 2023
" " Jere Behrman is featured in an episode of The Brover Fixed Effect, Apple Podcasts "Interview with Jere Behrman, Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania", is an episode of  October 1, 2023
" " Catherine Auriemma, Jere Behrman, and Kimberly Waddell are new LDI Senior Fellows, Penn LDI Catherine Auriemma, Jere Behrman and Kimberly Waddell are among the seventeen health s September 21, 2023
" " New NIA Pilot Study on Schooling, Cognition, and Global Dementia Risk Awarded   May 30, 2023
" " Jere Behrman's Discussion Paper Series on Long term effects of rainfall is featured, IZA Institute of Labor Economics IZA Institute of Labor Economics publishes Jere Behrman's work on the long-term effects of rainfall shocks, on foundational cognitive skills. Citations: February 27, 2023
" " Jere Behrman and Hans-Peter Kohler's study on schooling improving cognitive abilities at older ages is featured, Penn LDI Penn LDI features PARC Research Associates' Jere Behrman and February 2, 2023
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) Sánchez, Alan, Marta Favara, Margaret Sheridan, and Jere Behrman. 2022. "How Early Nutrition and Foundational Cognitive Skills Interconnect? December 16, 2022
NEW Population Center Working Paper #100 Lopez, Jennifer, Jere Behrman, Santiago Cueto, Marta Favara, and Alan Sánchez. 2022. September 30, 2022
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) Freund, Richard, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter, and Jere Behrman. 2022. September 19, 2022
New Population Center Working Papers (PSC/PARC) co-authored by Jere Behrman Scott, Douglas, jennifer Lopez, Alan Sánchez, and Jere Behrman. 2022. September 6, 2022
New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC) Kohler, Iliana, Cung Hoang, Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2022. August 1, 2022
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Amin, Vikesh, Jere Behrman, Jason Fletcher, Carlos Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2022. May 20, 2022
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Ciancio, Alberto, Jere Behrman, Fabrice Kämpfen, Iliana Kohler, Jürgen Maurer, Victor Mwapasa, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2022. January 10, 2022
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Hoang, Cung, Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler, and Iliana Kohler. 2021. September 27, 2021
PSC & PARC Researchers co-author article featured in Penn Nursing News PSC and PARC Researchers Linda H. Aiken, Herb L. July 26, 2021
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Liu, Xiaoying, Huazhang Miao, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Zhijiang Liang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2021. June 22, 2021
Jere Behrman Announces New Research Project Early-Life Human Capital Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa April 29, 2021
Jere Behrman and Linda Aiken included in high h-index list Jere Behrman (PSC/PARC Research Associate) and Linda Aiken (PSC/PARC Research Associate) were featured in a l March 8, 2021
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Hervé, Justine, Subha Mani, Jere Behrman, Arindam Nandi, Anjana Sankhil Lamkang, and Ramanan Laxminarayan. 2021. February 19, 2021
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Georgiadis, Andreas, Liza Benny, Paul Dornan, and Jere Behrman. 2021. February 3, 2021
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Liu, Xiaoying, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2022. "Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? January 6, 2021
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Work Paper (PSC/PARC): Amin, Vikesh, Jere Behrman, Jason Fletcher, Carlos Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2020. June 29, 2020
Penn Institute of Economic Research announces COVID-19 research repository José-Víctor Ríos-Rull (PSC), Jesús Fernández-Villaverde (PSC),  June 4, 2020
Petra Todd and Jere Behrman awarded a National Science Foundation Social and Economic Science grant Petra Todd (PSC Research Associate) and Jere Behrman ( PSC/PARC Research Associate) were awarded a National Science Foundation Social and Economic Science Grant for their work on “Using New Longitudinal Linked Data to Investigate the May 4, 2020
REVISED AND UPDATED POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) Revised and updated Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Amin, Vikesh, Jere Behrman, Jason Fletcher, Carlos Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2019. February 5, 2020
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Work Paper (PSC/PARC): Behrman, Jere, C. Simon Fan, Xiangdong Wei, Hongliang Zhang, and Junsen Zhang. 2020. January 21, 2020
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Behrman, Jere, Yuan Hu, and Junsen Zhang. 2020. January 21, 2020
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Anand, Paul, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh H. Dang, and Sam Jones. 2019. "Does Sorting Matter for Learning Inequality? January 21, 2020
Jere R. Behrman receives new NIH funding Jere R. Behrman was recently awarded funding from NIH for his project "Foundational Cognitive Skills in Developing Countries: Early-Life Nutritional, Climatic and Policy Determinants and Impacts on Adolescent Education, Socio-emotional Competencies and Risky Behaviors.”  October 3, 2019
Greetings from Chile Irma T. Elo and Jere R. Behrman recently met with Chilean government officials who fund the Chilean Social Protection Survey to discuss the implementation of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol. August 6, 2019
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Amin, Vikesh, Jere Behrman, Jason Fletcher, Carlos Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2019. June 26, 2019
2019 Making a Difference in Diverse Communities Grants Announced PSC & PARC Associate, Irma T. May 14, 2019
Chilean Nursing Evaluation Project Update Linda H. Aiken, Jere R. Behrman, and Chilean colleagues on Chilean nursing evaluation project with Chilean Minister of Health after a briefing in Santiago, Chile. April 16, 2019
Family structure and child development in Chile: A longitudinal analysis of household transitions involving fathers and grandparents Jere Behrman and co-authors just published their study in Demographic Research on adults supporting child development economically, socially, and emotionally. June 5, 2018
Inclusion Week in Peru! Inclusion Week in Peru! December 7, 2017
Teacher Training & Early Education in Ghana Teacher Training & Early Education in Ghana. December 7, 2017
Working Paper Over the course of the past few years Hyunjoon Park, Jere Behrman, and Jaesung Choi have written about the relationship between single-sex schools students' STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) December 6, 2017
During the Week of Social Inclusion in Peru , Jere Behrman and colleagues presented a new Lancet report "Supporting early childhood development: from science to large-scale application" During the Week of Social Inclusion in Peru , Jere Behrman and colleagues presented a new Lancet report "Supporting early childhood development: from science to large-scale application". More about the event including pictures and attendees here. November 5, 2017
Sharon Wolf and Jere Behrman presented findings from two rigorous studies on teacher training and efforts to improve early childhood education in Accra, Ghana Sharon Wolf and Jere Behrman presented findings from two rigorous studies on teacher training and efforts to improve early childhood education in Accra, Ghana. Read more about their presentation and projects in the Ghana News article. October 24, 2017
Behrman, Elo, Hannum, Tishkoff named among the inaugural recipients of the Dean’s Golbal Inquiries Fund. Behrman, Elo, Hannum, Tishkoff named among the May 18, 2017
Jere R. Behrman is awarded the Irene B. Taeuber award! April 3, 2017
Jere Behrman participated this week in the Mexican launch of the 2017 Lancet Series on Early Childhood Development at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. February 10, 2017
New working paper: Nikkil, Jere, and HPK 2016-2 New PSC/PARC Working Paper: Sudharsanan, N., J.R. Behrman, and H.-P. Kohler. 2016. July 28, 2016
Jere R. Behrman and David Bravo were interviewed in Chilean newspaper Pulso about their work at Centro de Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Jere R. July 18, 2016
Jere Behrman is discussed in Penn News article about cash transfers. Jere Behrman is discussed in Penn News article about cash transfers. July 11, 2016
Behrman Penn Current 2016 Increased protein key for early child development, Penn research shows Jere R. April 14, 2016
Jere R. Behrman has been selected as one of nine new PAA Honorees this year. Jere R. Behrman, the William R. Kenan, Jr. March 18, 2016
Improving Patient Outcomes in Chile For decades, Penn Nursing has been at the forefront of research evaluating the effects of adequate nurse staffing on improving patient outcomes around the world. December 12, 2015
Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. Behrman’s work informing UN global sustainable development goals is featured in the new Penn SAS magazine Omnia. Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. October 31, 2015
Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. Behrman have been involved in the Copenhagen Consensus Project: Post-2015 Consensus and have contributed this paper: Population and Demography Assessment Paper. Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. October 21, 2014
Hyunjoon Park, Jere R. Behrman and Jaesung Choi’s recent article in Demography on single-sex schools in Seoul has been one of the top downloaded articles and is one of the highest ranked articles mentioned in social media Hyunjoon Park, Jere R. July 22, 2014
Press Release: Jere R. Behrman leads the Grand Challenges Grant Project Press Release: Jere R. May 28, 2013
New PSC Working Paper: Fedor, Theresa M., Hans-Peter Kohler, and Jere R. Behrman. 2013. "The Impact of Married Individuals Learning HIV Status in Malawi: Divorce, Number of Sexual Partners, Condom Use with Spouses." PSC Working Paper Series, PSC 13-02. New PSC Working Paper: Fedor, Theresa M., Hans-Peter Kohler, and Jere R. Behrman. 2013. March 20, 2013
A paper by Behrman, Park and Choi has been mentioned in the HuffPost article "Do Boys Face More Sexism Than Girls?" A recent paper by Hyunjoon Park, Jere Berhman and February 25, 2013
New PSC Working Paper : The Social and the Sexual: Networks in Contemporary Demographic Research New PSC Working Paper: Kohler, Hans-Peter, Stéphane Helleringer, Jere R. February 5, 2013
Jere R. Behrman has been appointed to the NRC-NAS CPOP for three years. Jere R. Behrman has been appointed to the National Research Council (NRC)-National Academies of Science (NAS) Committee on Population (CPOP) for three years. July 17, 2012
Jere R. Behrman has been awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Chile at a special ceremony at the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, on 13 December 2011. Jere R. Behrman has been awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Chile at a special ceremony at the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, on 13 December 2011. July 9, 2012
Jere R. Behrman has been awarded a Bill and Linda Gates Foundation Grant for a two-year multi-country multi-institutional interdisciplinary study on “Early child growth and development in four countries: Young Lives.” Jere R. July 9, 2012
An in-depth audio Q & A with Jere Behrman in SAS Frontiers. An in-depth audio Q & A with Jere Behrman is featured in SAS Frontiers. March 30, 2012
Jere Behrman appointed as the Economics/Social Science member of the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council of the NIA Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Jere R. January 23, 2012
Now available: Do More-Schooled Women have Fewer Children and Delay Childbearing? Evidence from a Sample of U.S. Twins Now available: Vikesh, Amin and Jere R. Behrman. 2011. "Do More-Schooled Women have Fewer Children and Delay Childbearing? Evidence from a Sample of U.S. December 5, 2011
Behrman article is cited in the Executive Summary of “Child Development” Lancet series (2011). A forthcoming article, on which Jere Behrman is an author, is cited in the Ex October 6, 2011
Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. Behrman participated in the Rethink HIV project Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. September 29, 2011
Park and Behrman’s working paper "Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Attendance: Random Assignment in Korean High Schools." PSC Working Paper Series, PSC 10-01, is available. (1/4/2010) Park and Behrman's working paper "Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Attendance: Random Assignment in Korean High School January 4, 2010

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