Workshop on Developing a New National Survey on Social Mobility
June 10, 2013
The National Academies
Keck Center, Room 201
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Meeting Objectives (breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.) David Grusky and Matthew Snipp, Cochairs |
9:15 a.m. | Evolution of This Project Robert Hauser, Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
9:30 a.m. | What Is Known About Social Mobility? Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley |
10:00 a.m. | Panel: The End of the American Dream?: Why Social Mobility May Have Changed in the 21st Century David Grusky, Stanford University Matthew Snipp, Stanford University Timothy Smeeding, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. | How Social Mobility Is Modeled and Measured Florencia Torche, New York University |
11:15 a.m. | Evaluation of Data Sources Rob Warren, University of Minnesota |
12:00 p.m. | Questions/Discussion |
12:15 p.m. | Working Lunch Keck Cafeteria 3rd Floor Atrium |
1:15 p.m. | Discussion of Specific Topics to Be Considered in a New Survey |
Education, Skill, and Personality Chandra Muller, University of Texas at Austin |
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Labor Market Complexities Bhash Mazumder, Federal Reserve Board of Chicago |
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Immigrant Issues Steve Trejo, University of Texas at Austin |
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Family and Demographic Changes Laura Tach, Cornell University |
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Measuring Social Networks Beyond the Immediate Family Robert Mare, University of California, Los Angeles |
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Political and Civic Participation Henry Brady, University of California, Berkeley |
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3:00 p.m. | Break |
3:15 p.m. | Open Discussion: Next Steps in Measuring Social Mobility David Grusky and Matthew Snipp, Cochairs |
5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |