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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.

The Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture

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This lecture series was established in honor of Robert J. Lampman, a professor of economics at UW–Madison for over 30 years and founding director and guiding spirit of the Institute for Research on Poverty. The lecture, featuring eminent poverty scholars, is intended to address topics to which Lampman devoted his intellectual career: poverty and the distribution of income and wealth.

The Lampman Memorial Lecture for 2013 will be:

Good Jobs: The Increasing Importance of Who You Work for in Achieving Economic Success
David Card
Class of 1950 Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research

May 16, 2013

PowerPoint Presentation available in PDF | Video of Lecture available: Flash or MPEG-4 format (best viewed with a high speed internet connection)

Robert J. Lampman Memorial Fund

A memorial has been established by the Lampman family with the help of the University of Wisconsin Foundation to support this lecture series. The lecture series, organized by IRP in cooperation with the UW–Madison Department of Economics, offers a special opportunity to maintain and nurture interest in poverty research among the academic community and members of the public. Contributions to the fund are welcome, to ensure continuation of the lectures. The Institute can accept donations through a secure online giving form provided by the UW Foundation. The form will be pre-filled with information necessary to direct your gift to the Robert J. Lampman Memorial Fund. For more information on how to contribute to IRP please see Gifts and Contributions.