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IRP, at the UW-Madison, 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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SPOTLIGHT: Wisconsin Poverty Report IV shows safety net worked despite state's "jobless recovery"
SPOTLIGHT: These six scholars submitted winning Emerging Scholars Program proposals for research to enhance understanding
of the relationship of family complexity to poverty and public policy.
2012 Lampman Lecture: Hard Evidence on Soft Skills, James J. Heckman. May 16, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012: Family Income and Education as Predictors of Children's School Readiness Scores, Julia Isaacs.

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Podcast: Measuring unmet food need in San Francisco and Marin County, with Christopher Wimer
David Pate Jr.'s op-ed: Education vs. the lure of pro basketball
Call for Visiting Scholar Applications for 2012–2013 Academic Year (deadline 6/30/2012)
Call for Visiting Food Assistance Research Scholar Applications for 2012–2013 (deadline 6/30/2012)
CFS Webinar, Wisconsin Poverty Report, presented by Timothy Smeeding
PAA Webinar: "How are Children Faring? What the New SPM Tells Us"
James Heckman, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist, to give 2012 Lampman Memorial Lecture
Emerging Scholars Small Grants Awarded
John Witte receives UW-Madison Hilldale Award
Poverty Data Using Supplemental Poverty Measure. Census Bureau Report
CBPP Analysis | IRP Analysis
IRP Awarded 5-Year National Poverty Center Grant
Check the Poverty Dispatches for articles on issues related to poverty in the news.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, May 16, 2012: 2012 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture: Hard Evidence on Soft Skills, James Heckman
Thursday, May 17, 2012: Family Income and Education as Predictors of Children's School Readiness Scores, Julia Isaacs
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Wisconsin Poverty Report: How the Safety Net Protected Families from Poverty in 2010, Chung, Y., Isaacs, J. B. Smeeding, T. M., and Thornton, K. A.
Wisconsin Poverty Report: Policy Context, Methodology, and Results for 2010, Chung, Y., Isaacs, J. B. Smeeding, T. M., and Thornton, K. A.
New Book: From Parents to Children: The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage, Ermisch, J., Jäntti, M., and Smeeding, T. M., editors
Bridging the Gap: Do Farmers' Markets Help Alleviate Impacts of Food Deserts?
DP 1401-12
McCracken, V. A., Sage, J. L., and Sage, R. A.
A Very Uneven Road: U.S. Labor Markets in the Past 30 Years.
DP 1400-12
Holzer, H. J., and Hlavac, M.
Food Insecurity and Food Access.
DP 1399-12
Bonanno, A., and Li, J.
Focus 28:2 (Fall/Winter 2011-12)
Estimating the Impact of Food Stamps on the New York City Poverty Rate Using a National Academy of Sciences-Style Poverty Measure.
DP 1398-12
Levitan, M., and Scheer, D.
The Dynamics of SNAP Participation and the Increase in SNAP Caseloads during the Recovery of 2003-2007.
DP 1397-12
Johnson, J.
Fast Focus 13-2012: Boosting the employment and productivity of American workers.
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