Professor Giovanni Peri's research with Professor Mette Foged (University of Copenhagen) was recently featured in an article published on Mic. Their study shed some light on the effects of refugees on the job market by using longitidunial data to study the effect of low-skilled Iraq and the former Yugoslavia refugees on low-skilled Danish workers from 1991 to 2008. They found that Danish workers did not suffer from their arrival, and instead received a small economic boost.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson and Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin were recently published on Politifact for their comments regarding Arizona's immigration legislation, Arizona law, Senate Bill 1070. This legislation gave law enforcement the right to ask people for their citizenship papers. When asked about the criticisms regarding the bill, former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer claimed that this law "mirrors" federal law.
Dean Johnson commented that the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, who was expected to side with the conservative majority, has probably increased the administration's chances of winning.
Associate Professor Jeannette Money was recently published in Oxford Bibliographies, for a paper done in conjunction with Timothy W. Taylor (Assistant Professor, Wheaton College).
Assistant Professor Jacob Hibel was recently selected for the 2016 William T. Grant Scholars Program. This highly prestigious program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their degree within the past seven years.
The 2016 California Agriculture: Water, Labor, and Immigration conference was held on April 16, 2016 at the Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom at the UC Davis Law School. This conference brought together experts to discuss the current issues in agriculture and farm labor.
Professors Brad Jones and Jeff Sherman recently received a $15,000 grant from Qualtrics to fund their research regarding Latinos and Latino stereotypes.
