Resources archive (shortcodes)

IRP translates and disseminates poverty research through a variety of products prepared for a range of audiences.

Research Areas

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American poverty and inequality: Key trends and future research directions

  • Timothy Smeeding, Maria Cancian, John Karl Scholz, Barbara Wolfe, Robert Haveman, Jennifer Noyes, Katherine Magnuson, Carolyn Heinrich, Thomas Kaplan, Lawrence M. Berger, Marcia Carlson, J. Michael Collins, Julia Isaacs, Daniel R. Meyer, and James Walker
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • October 2011
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Stepparents and half-siblings: Family complexity from a child’s perspective

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Steven T. Cook
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • September 2011
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Recent Developments in Antipoverty Policies in the United States

  • James P. Ziliak
  • Discussion Paper
  • September 2011
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Child Support and Subsequent Nonmarital Fertility

  • Yeongmin Kim, Maria Cancian, and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Report
  • July 2011
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Jobs, skills, and policy for lower-wage workers

  • Robert H. Haveman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Timothy M. Smeeding
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • June 2011
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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States

  • Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Robert Moffitt, and John Karl Scholz
  • Discussion Paper
  • June 2011
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Focus 28(1), Spring/Summer

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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Both Hands Tied

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011