This page has been updated with IRP resources through May 2020. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, poverty center researchers and scholars are sharing their expertise to inform efforts to help struggling Americans through this …
Pajarita Charles and Julie-Poehlmann-Tynan on how incarceration of a parent affects children
2018: Rethinking Welfare: Promoting Opportunity and Independence
Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum September 25, 2018 Holiday Inn Washington-Capital 550 C Street, SW Washington, DC Convened by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Center for Poverty …
Lisa Gennetian on new Baby’s First Years study to test causal impact of income in the first 3 years of life
How Policy Informed by Behavioral Science Can Help Children in Poverty A new study explores whether using behavioral principles to distribute a basic income can more effectively combat child poverty. Behavioral Scientist, July 3, 2018 …
2018 Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum & Advisory Committee Meeting – Logistical Information
Rethinking Welfare: Promoting Opportunity and Independence September 25, 2018 7:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Advisory Committee Meeting September 26, 2018 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Holiday Inn Capitol Hotel 550 C Street, SW Washington, DC …
2018 Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum – Logistical Information
Rethinking Welfare: Promoting Opportunity and Independence September 25, 2018 7:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Holiday Inn Capitol Hotel 550 C Street, SW Washington, DC Convened by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University …
Study finds Wisconsin poverty rate increased in 2016 despite jobs growth
CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—The Tenth Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report released today found the Wisconsin poverty rate increased to 10.8 percent in 2016, compared to 9.7 percent in 2015, as measured by the …
2017–2018 Scholars-In-Residence
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Timely Program Evaluations Using Existing Data
Call for Proposals
Deadlines: LOI 6/22/2018 & Proposal 8/1/2018
Date: June 1, 2018 To: U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers (CPC) Affiliates and IRP Thematic Research Network Members From: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin–Madison Re: Call for Proposals for Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Timely Program …
2018–2019 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship, Call for Applications: Deadline 8/1/2018
Date: June 1, 2018 To: U.S.-Based, Pre-Tenure, Tenure-Track Poverty Scholars from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations From: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin–Madison Re: 2018–2019 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Call for Applications …