IRP translates and disseminates poverty research through a variety of products prepared for a range of audiences.
Research Areas
- Economic Support
- Employment
- Employment General
- Financial Security
- Food & Nutrition
- Food Insecurity
- Inequality & Mobility
- Racial/Ethnic Inequality
- Education & Training
- Housing
- Housing Market
- K-12 Education
- Labor Market
- Low-Wage Work
- Place
- Place General
- Children
- Children General
- Family & Partnering
- Incarcerated Parents
- Justice System
- Justice System General
- Parenting
- Poverty Measurement
- U.S. Poverty Measures
- Child Maltreatment & Child Welfare System
- Child Support
- Child Support Policy Research
- Orders & Payments
- Related Social Policies
- WI Administrative Data Core
- Wealth
- Child Poverty
- Food Assistance
- Housing Assistance
- Means-Tested Programs
- Child Development & Well-Being
- Family & Partnering General
- Inequality & Mobility General
- Enforcement
- Unemployment/Nonemployment
- Homelessness
- Employment Opportunity
- Immigration
- Job Training
- Postsecondary Education
- Social Insurance Programs
- Transition to Adulthood
- Early Childhood Care & Education
- Health
- Health General
- Health Care
- State & Local Measures
- Family Structure
- Social Determinants of Health
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse
- Housing General
- Arrears & Related Policy
- Custody & Placement
- Guidelines
- Intergenerational Poverty
- Incarceration
- Prisoner Reentry
- Economic Support General
- Poverty Measurement General
- Juvenile Justice
- Education & Training General
- Policing
- Eviction & Foreclosure
- Pass-Through & Disregard
- Court System
- Neighborhood Effects
- Gender Inequality
- Transition to Adulthood Network
- Family Income
- Food & Nutrition General
- Fines & Fees
- Retirement
- Paternity Establishment
- CSDE
- Spatial Mismatch
- Complicated Families & Multiple-Partner Fertility
- CSPED
- Multiple-Partner Fertility
- Wisconsin Poverty Reports
- Health Policy
- Training
- Undergrad
- Obesity
- CSDE Report
The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Data-Driven Insights into Housing, Energy, and Essential Spending
- Sinem Hacioglu Hoke, Sanya Carley, and Gregg Colburn
- Webinar
- April 29 2026
Child Support and Child Welfare System Interactions: Examining the Potential Economic Mechanisms Linking Child Support Cost-Recovery Orders to Reunification from Foster Care
- Lawrence M. Berger, Maria Cancian, Anna Ko, and Jessica Pac
- Report
- April 2026
Supporting Fathers and Their Families Surrounding Separation
- Tova Walsh, Matthew Alemu, Clinton Boyd, Jr., Pajarita Charles, and Jonathon Gonzales
- Webinar
- March 11 2026
A Guide to Interpreting Recent Developments to Poverty Measures in the United States
- Christopher T. Wimer, David S. Johnson, and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Report
- March 2026
Reimagining the Future of Rural Economies, Housing, and Education in the United States
- Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Jennifer Sherman, and Jamon H. Flowers
- Webinar
- February 25 2026
From Service to Stability: Navigating Financial Well-Being, Food Security, and the Civilian Workforce
- Dawne Vogt, Nipa Kamdar, and Daniel Peat
- Webinar
- January 21 2026
Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples
- Julia Interrante, Laurelle Myhra, and Melissa Lewis
- Webinar
- December 3 2025
Rourke O’Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
- Rourke O’Brien
- Podcasts
- December 09 2025
Focus on Poverty, 40(2), December 2025: Guaranteed Income Programs in the United States
- Edited by James T. Spartz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2025
Engaging and Serving Young Fathers
- Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Angie Haney, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar
- Webinar
- November 19 2025