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How former prisoners become connected
- David J. Harding, Jessica J. B. Wyse, Cheyney Dobson, and Jeffrey D. Morenoff
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 2012
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Estimating the Impact of Food Stamps on the New York City Poverty Rate Using a National Academy of Sciences-Style Poverty Measure
- Mark Levitan and Daniel Scheer
- Discussion Paper
- January 2012
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The Dynamics of SNAP Participation and the Increase in SNAP Caseloads during the Recovery of 2003-2007
- Janna Johnson
- Discussion Paper
- January 2012
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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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Child Poverty during the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010
- Julia B. Isaacs
- Discussion Paper
- January 2011
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The effects of the 2009 ARRA on poverty in Wisconsin
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Julia B. Isaacs, Joanna Y. Marks, and Katherine Thornton
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- December 2010
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Experimental Estimates of the Barriers to Food Stamp Enrollment
- Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
- Discussion Paper
- September 2009
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The School Breakfast Program and Breakfast Consumption
- Geetha M. Waehrer
- Discussion Paper
- October 2008
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Poverty Politics and Policy
- Mary Jo Bane
- Discussion Paper
- September 2008
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Food Insecurity in Wisconsin, 1996-2000
- Judi Bartfeld; and Cecile David
- Report
- April 2003
Research Areas
Food Assistance Program Research Center
IRP served as a Food Assistance Program Research Center from 1999 to 2015. The Center, which was directed by IRP Affiliate Judith Bartfeld, was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (ERS) as part of the ERS Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program.
Reports from the studies funded by the Center are available on . For a full listing of project summaries for all RIDGE-supported research projects, including those not affiliated with IRP, go to the ERS website.
Wisconsin Food Security Project
To promote food security in Wisconsin, IRP Affiliate Judith Bartfeld and colleagues at the Applied Population Lab have created the Wisconsin Food Security Project.
The interactive data and mapping website includes state and local data on economic well-being, food security, the retail food environment, and the availability and use of public and private food assistance programs.