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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 National Poverty Research Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
IRP has a particular interest in poverty and family welfare in Wisconsin as well as the nation.

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IRP Extramural Small Grant RFP for Emerging Scholars
(3/1/12 deadline)

 
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Seminars

Wednesday, February 8, 2012: 4:30-5:45 pm
1255 H.F. DeLuca Forum, WID, 330 N. Orchard Street
New Perspectives in Social Policy Seminar Series
A Biology of Misfortune: How Social Stratification, Sensitivity, and Stress Diminish Early Health and Development
, W. Thomas Boyce

February 9, 2012: College-Major Choice to College-Then-Major Choice, Chao Fu and Paola Bordon

February 16, 2012: It's Not Just Walmart: Why So Many Retail Jobs Are Bad, and How We Could Make Them Better, Chris Tilly

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Recent Publications

Fast Focus 13-2012: Boosting the employment and productivity of American workers

Recent Developments in Antipoverty Policies in the United States

Ziliak, J. P.

The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity

Gomis-Porqueras, P., Mitnik, O. A., Peralta-Alva, A., and Schmeiser, M. D.

Creating Effective Education and Workforce Policies for Metropolitan Labor Markets in the United States

Holzer, H. J.

Fast Focus 12-2011: American poverty and inequality: Key trends and future research directions

Wisconsin Poverty Report III

Marks, J., Isaacs, J., Smeeding, T., and Thornton, K.

Focus 28:1 (Spring/Summer 2011)

New Book: Persistence, Privilege, and Parenting

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 Last Updated: February 3, 2012
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