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Institute for Research on Poverty
IRP is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. As one of three Area Poverty
Research Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it has a particular interest in poverty and family welfare in the Midwest.
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Cancian and Wolfe receive Grant Foundation Honors
Awards fund research to advance well-being of children and families
 
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Events

Seminars

November 19, 2009: Recession and Redistribution: The Economy, Public Policy, and the Poor, Gary Burtless

Tuesday, December 1, 2009: Single Mothers, Minimum Wages, and Welfare Participation, Peter Brandon
12:15-1:30 p.m. La Follette School conference room

December 3, 2009: Alfred Kahn Memorial Lecture:
Social Policy and Child Well-Being: A Comparative Perspective,
Jane Waldfogel, 4:00 pm, University Club, 803 State Street

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Recent Publications

The First Wisconsin Poverty Report

Smeeding, T., and Isaacs, J.

Contracting Welfare-to-Work Services: Use and Usefulness

Koning, P.

Experimental Estimates of the Barriers to Food Stamp Enrollment

Schanzenbach, D. W.

Does Debt Discourage Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Cancian, M., Heinrich, C., and Chung, Y.

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 Last Updated: 20 November, 2009
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