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Winter 2020 Presidential Authority Grants
The Russell Sage Foundation recently approved thirteen Presidential Authority Grants in its Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality programs. Presidential grants were also approved in the special initiatives on Computational Social Science and Immigration and Immigrant Integration.
Please follow the links below for additional information on each grant.
Computational Social Science
- In Song Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for a study examining campaign contributions and lobbying.
- Amber Spry, Brandeis University, for a study of identity measurement.
Immigration and Immigrant Integration
- Erika Arenas, University of California, Santa Barbara, Graciela Teruel, Universidad Iberoamericana-Ciudad de México, Edward Telles and Luis Rubalcava, Centro de Análisis y Medición del Bienestar Social, A.C., for a feasibility study of the labor market trajectories of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. by legal status and pre-migration resources.
- Asad L. Asad, Stanford University, for a study examining judicial decisions in denaturalization cases.
- Irene Browne, Emory University, and Natalie Delia Deckard, University of Windsor, for a study examining the social mobility trajectories of authorized middle-class Latino immigrants.
- Teresa Janevic and Ellerie Weber, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Ashley Fox, State University of New York, Albany, for a study examining Medicaid policy and immigrant maternal and infant health.
Future of Work
- Siwei Cheng and Michael Hout, New York University, for a study examining the changing nature of occupations.
- Katherine Michelmore, Syracuse University, and Natasha Pilkauskas, University of Michigan, for a study examining the effect of the earned income tax credit on job quality.
- Katherine Weisshaar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Koji Chavez, Indiana University, for a study to examine gender and racial discrimination in hiring.
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
- Nathan Nunn, Stefanie Stantcheva and Alberto Alesina, Harvard University, and Sandra Sequeira, London School of Economics, for a study of the role of immigrant mobility in the past on contemporary perceptions of mobility and redistribution preferences.
- Paola Sapienza and David Figlio, Northwestern University, and Paola Giuliano, University of California Los Angeles, for a study examining the effects of immigrant students on the educational performance of native peers.
Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
- Madonna Harrington Meyer, Syracuse University, for a qualitative study examining food insecurity among
older adults. - Colleen M. Heflin, Syracuse University, for a study examining food insecurity among older adults.
Upcoming Application Deadlines for 2020 Summer Institutes
In Summer 2020, RSF will sponsor several intensive one or two-week Summer Institutes on various topics for doctoral students and early career scholars. Applications for the Computational Social Science and Proposal Development Summer Institutes are due February 25, 2020. Applications for the Behavioral Economics Summer Institute are due March 13, 2020.
Small Grants Competition in Computational Social Science for Early Career Scholars
RSF is now accepting applications for its small grants competition in Computational Social Science. This initiative supports innovative social science research by early career scholars that utilizes new data and methods to advance our understanding of the research issues that comprise the foundation’s core programs. We are primarily interested in research that explores and improves our understanding of social, psychological, political and economic outcomes.
The next application deadline for small grants in Computational Social Science is March 17, 2020.
Click here for more information on the CSS small grants competition for early career scholars.
Visiting Fellowship Application Deadlines
RSF’s visiting scholar program, established over thirty years ago, is a unique opportunity for social scientists to pursue research projects that investigate essential questions on social, economic, and political life in the U.S. while in residence in New York City. The program fosters the exchange of ideas in a vibrant interdisciplinary environment and promotes collaborations between researchers. Applications are reviewed by outside experts; final selections are made by RSF trustees. Applications for the 2021-2022 academic year will be accepted until June 25, 2020.
RSF is also accepting applications for visiting journalists in residence at the foundation until May 1, 2020.
View more about the Visiting Journalist program, including application guidelines.
Funding Opportunities in RSF Programs and Special Initiatives
The next letter of inquiry deadline is May 21, 2020, for the Behavioral Economics; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality programs, as well as for the special initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration.
View all funding deadlines and application guidelines.
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The "Administrative Burden Quiz": NY Times Upshot Features Research from RSF Book
The New York Times’ “Upshot” section recently highlighted research findings from the RSF book Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means, by Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan (Georgetown University). The Times developed an “Administrative Burden Quiz,” which asked readers to see whether they make the kinds of mistakes that can cost poor families food or health insurance. The Times found that a substantial share of people, including the wealthy and Americans on both the left and right ends of the political spectrum, make the kind of mistakes that could cause a loss of government benefits. In their book, public policy experts Herd and Moynihan define administrative burdens as bureaucracy, confusing paperwork, and complex regulations that introduce delay and frustration into our experiences with government agencies. Administrative burdens diminish the effectiveness of public programs and can even block individuals from fundamental rights like voting.
Read more about the book and purchase a copy.
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RSF Trustees Testify Before House Committee and at Vatican Global Education Conference
On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, RSF trustee Jason Furman (Harvard Kennedy School) testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on “The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax” (read his prepared testimony here). Furman spoke about developments in revenue and the economy since the passage of the 2017 tax law. He also made recommendations for the next phase of business tax reform, which would both raise revenue and contribute to increased economic growth. (Read more here.)
At “Education: The Global Compact”, a conference hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences from February 6-7, 2020, RSF trustee Hirokazu Yoshikawa (New York University) presented on the topic “Refugees and Education.” Yoshikawa’s presentation focused on the struggle to educate and accommodate growing numbers of immigrant and refugee students, who face marginalization on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, and language. (Read more here.)
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