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Institute for Research on Poverty
IRP is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. As one of three Area Poverty
Research Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it has a particular interest in poverty and family welfare in the Midwest.
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IRP Seminars
September 2, 2010: Closing in on Half a Century: The Upcoming Competitive Renewal for IRP’s Core Grant, Timothy M. Smeeding

September 16, 2010: The Mixed Blessings of Mixed-Income Communities, Mary Pattillo

September 21, 2010: Economic Stability Precedes Economic Mobility: Psychic Consequences of Economic Instability, Sendhil Mullainathan

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Recent Publications

Young Disadvantaged Men: Fathers, Families, Poverty, and Policy—An Introduction to the Issues

Smeeding, T. M., Garfinkel, I., and Mincy, R. B.

Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Medicaid Expansions on Take-Up and Crowd-Out

Ham, J. C., Ozbeklik, I. S., and Shore-Sheppard, L.

Government Programs Can Improve Local Labor Markets: Evidence from State Enterprise Zones, Federal Empowerment Zones and Federal Enterprise Communities

Ham, J. C., Swenson, C., Imrohoroglu, A., and Song, H.

The Benefits and Costs of the Section 8 Housing Subsidy Program: A Framework and First-Year Estimates

Carlson, D., Haveman, R., Kaplan, T., and Wolfe, B.

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 Last Updated: 29 August, 2010
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