Discussion Paper
IRP’s Discussion Paper series enables Affiliates to share early findings from their research in progress to stimulate feedback and discussion from their peers. Submissions from IRP Affiliates are welcome.
Resources

Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform
- Harry J. Holzer
- Discussion Paper
- January 2011

Child Poverty during the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010
- Julia B. Isaacs
- Discussion Paper
- January 2011

Have Welfare-to-Work Programs Improved Over Time In Putting Welfare Recipients To Work?
- David H. Greenberg and Philip K. Robins
- Discussion Paper
- November 2010

Wealth and Welfare States: What Is the Real Story?
- Irwin Garfinkel and Timothy Smeeding
- Discussion Paper
- October 2010

The Earned Income Tax Credit and Expected Social Security Benefits among Low-Income Mothers
- Molly Dahl, Thomas DeLeire, Jonathan Schwabish, and Timothy Smeeding
- Discussion Paper
- October 2010

The Effect of Family Income on Risk of Child Maltreatment
- Maria Cancian, Kristen Shook Slack, Mi Youn Yang
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010

U.S. Health Care Reform: A Primer and an Assessment
- Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010

Young Disadvantaged Men: Fathers, Families, Poverty, and Policy An Introduction to the Issues
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Irwin Garfinkel, and Ronald B. Mincy
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010

Income Support Policies for Low-Income Men and Noncustodial Fathers: Tax and Transfer Programs
- Ronald B. Mincy, Serena Klempin, and Heather Schmidt
- Discussion Paper
- June 2010

Policies that Strengthen Fatherhood and Family Relationships: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
- Virginia Knox, Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, and Elana Bildner
- Discussion Paper
- June 2010