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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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Seminars

February 11, 2010: Spare the Rod? Effect of Sanctions on Failing Schools, Jane Cooley

February 18, 2010: How Performance Information Affects Resource Allocation Decisions: Evidence from an Experiment, Donald Moynihan

February 25, 2010: Fathers' Involvement and Fathers' Wellbeing over Children's First Five Years, Marcy Carlson and Kimberly Turner

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Recent Publications

The First Wisconsin Poverty Report

Smeeding, T., and Isaacs, J.

Child Maltreatment Prevention: Toward an Evidence-Based Approach

Slack, K.S., Jack, K. M., and Gjertson, L. M., editors

Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty

Brandolini, A., Magri, S., and Smeeding, T. M.

Income Poverty and Income Support for Minority and Immigrant Children in Rich Countries

Smeeding, T. M., Robson, K., Wing, C., and Gershuny, J.

Intergenerational Relationships and Union Stability in Fragile Families

Högnäs. R. S., and Carlson, M. J.

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 Last Updated: 8 February, 2010
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