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Frank P. Stafford (Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago, 1968) is co-investigator of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), research professor at the Institute for Social Research's Survey Research Center, and professor of economics at the University of Michigan. His current research interests include household saving and human capital formation, time use, international technology flows, and the impact of monetary policy on household spending and portfolio adjustment.
Speaker's Synopsis: Proessor Stafford will discuss the role of changing technology and social factors on intergenerational economic mobility; the changing division of labor in housework roles; and the change and persistence of women's role in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.