Under the 2003–05 research agreement between IRP and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, there are eight primary projects. Reports will be posted upon completion. 1. Collection of Court Record Data (CRD) Since 1984, IRP …
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We want to thank Larry Mead for the thoughtful reading of and response to our book. We clearly consider our work in dialogue with some of the ideas he has put forward in Beyond Entitlement …
2017 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Cecilia Rouse
The Promise of Education to Foster Upward Mobility: Insights from New Research Cecilia Rouse Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Shirley Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst Professor in the …
2016 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Janet Currie
The Long-Term Consequences of Children’s Health and Circumstances Janet M. Currie Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, and Director of the Center for Health and Well-Being Princeton University Slide Presentation [available in PDF …
2015 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Raj Chetty
Improving Equality of Opportunity in America: New Evidence and Policy Lessons Raj Chetty William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Economics Harvard University Slide Presentation | Read the Transcript [available in PDF format]
2017–2018 Research Area: Policies and Programs to Reduce Child Poverty and Its Effects
Children’s life chances are constrained by their parents’ social and economic fortunes. Poverty is common experience for children in the United States. Whereas about one in five children is poor in any given year, roughly …
2015 Teaching Poverty 101
Poverty 101: A Workshop in Teaching Poverty and Inequality Courses at the College Level, 2015 The 2015 workshop was held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from May 26–29, 2015 and was organized by Robert Haveman …
2014 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Lawrence Katz
Neighborhoods vs. Schools Lawrence Katz Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics, Harvard University Slide Presentation
2013 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – David Card
Good Jobs: The Increasing Importance of Who You Work for in Achieving Economic Success David Card Class of 1950 Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the …
2012 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – James J. Heckman
Hard Evidence on Soft Skills James J. Heckman Nobel Laureate and Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Slide Presentation (PDF file)