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Jennifer Smith, Academy Evenings director, 608.263.1692 x12
MADISON—The punishing recession of recent years—considered to be the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression—has affected Americans of all walks of life. But for younger workers, especially those with limited education and job skills, the “Great Recession” poses even greater perils. In a free, public talk organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, top economist Timothy Smeeding discusses the “Great Recession” and its implications for employment, poverty, and inequality in the U.S.
Smeeding’s talk, “The Enduring Effects of the Great Recession,” takes place at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture hall, 227 State St., at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Reservations are encouraged, but not required; those interested should visit wisconsinacademy.org to book their seats.
Smeeding is director of the UW–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty and a professor of public affairs and economics. Following his presentation, there will be ample time for audience questions. The talk is presented as part of the Wisconsin Academy’s series of free, public forums called Academy Evenings.
About the speaker
Timothy Smeeding is the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty. His recent work has been on low-income men and their role as fathers, mobility across generations, and inequality of income consumption and wealth. Dr. Smeeding earned his PhD in economics at UW–Madison in 1975.
Smeeding’s extensive publications include From Parents to Children, co-edited with John Ermisch and Markus Jantti (Russell Sage Foundation, 2012); The Handbook of Economic Inequality, co-edited with Brian Nolan and Weimer Salverda (Oxford University Press, April 2009); and Poor Kids in a Rich Country: America’s Children in Comparative Perspective, co-authored with Lee Rainwater (Russell Sage Foundation, 2003). In 2011, he published two additional edited volumes, Young Disadvantaged Men: Fathers, Families, Poverty, and Policy, with Irv Garfinkel and Ron Mincy (ANNALS Vol. 635, May 2011), and Persistence, Privilege and Parenting: The Comparative Study of Intergenerational Mobility, with Robert Erikson and Markus Jantti (Russell Sage Foundation, 2011).
About Academy Evenings
Academy Evening talks engage citizens in a wide variety of topics of public interest and feature leading thinkers, scholars, and artists from across Wisconsin and beyond. These free forums are intended to encourage participation in an intimate atmosphere that fosters discussion and builds community. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters sponsors Academy Evenings regularly in Overture Center for the Arts in Madison and at other venues across the state. For more information on Academy Evenings, visit wisconsinacademy.org/talks.
