Inequality describes the extent to which resources or outcomes (e.g., income, wealth, consumption, health, education) are similarly or unevenly distributed among individuals, groups, populations, or societies. Mobility refers to the frequency with which individuals, groups, or populations within a society change social or economic position in areas such as income, wealth, education, occupation, and the like.
Measuring How Social Relationships Contribute to the Outcomes of Program Participants
- Megan Smith, Maureen Berner, and Laura Erickson
- Webinar
- April 1 2020
Peter Blair on Occupational Licenses and What They Signal in the Job Market
- Peter Blair
- Podcast
- March 2020
Jessica Calarco on Parents and the Power of Privilege in Schools
- Jessica Calarco
- Podcast
- February 25 2020
Lars Højsgaard Andersen on the Consequences of Lowering Welfare Benefits for Migrants and Their Families
- Lars Højsgaard Andersen
- Podcast
- January 2020
Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”
- Fast Focus
- January 2020
How Well-Being Measures Can Help Communities Fight Poverty and Despair
- Anita Chandra and Carol Graham
- Webinar
- December 04 2019
Michael Strain: The American Dream Isn’t Dead
- Michael Strain
- Podcast
- November 2019
Poverty, criminal justice, and social justice
- Bruce Western
- Focus & Focus+
- November 2019
Understanding the effects of the U.S. prison boom on rural communities
- John M. Eason
- Focus & Focus+
- November 2019
Declining Returns to Low-Wage Work in Wisconsin
- Anna Walther
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- September 2019