Resources archive (shortcodes)

IRP translates and disseminates poverty research through a variety of products prepared for a range of audiences.

Research Areas

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Boosting the employment and productivity of American workers

  • Harry J. Holzer
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • January 2012
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The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity

  • Pedro Gomis-Porqueras, Oscar A. Mitnik, Adrian Peralta-Alva, and Maximilian D. Schmeiser
  • Discussion Paper
  • December 2011
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Child Support Orders and the Incarceration of Noncustodial Parents

  • Daniel R. Meyer and Emily Warren
  • Report
  • December 2011
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American poverty and inequality: Key trends and future research directions

  • Timothy Smeeding, Maria Cancian, John Karl Scholz, Barbara Wolfe, Robert Haveman, Jennifer Noyes, Katherine Magnuson, Carolyn Heinrich, Thomas Kaplan, Lawrence M. Berger, Marcia Carlson, J. Michael Collins, Julia Isaacs, Daniel R. Meyer, and James Walker
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • October 2011
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Stepparents and half-siblings: Family complexity from a child’s perspective

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Steven T. Cook
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • September 2011