Rourke O'Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
There has been a lot of research on the impact of levels of public expenditures on a variety of social outcomes, including health and econom...
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The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and features interviews with researchers about poverty, ine...
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Luke Shaefer on the RX Kids Cash Transfer Program
Unconditional cash transfers programs are being piloted across the country. For this episode, Dr. Luke Shaefer shares his work with RX Kids...
IRP Book Talk: Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird on Energy Insecurity
Millions of households in the United States struggle to maintain access to the energy necessary to heat and cool their home, to have power t...
IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America's Future
The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and featu...
Alexandra Murphy on Measuring Transportation Insecurity
M aterial hardship like food or housing insecurity or inadequate access to medical care are routinely measured. But transportation insecurit...
IRP Book Talk: Casey Nichols on Poverty Rebels: Black and Brown Protest in Post–Civil Rights America
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of tremendous change politically and culturally in the United States. Federal legislation and policy enshrin...
Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform
The Clinton-era Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was a significant reform of the welfare system as it...
Lisa Gennetian On The Landscape Of Direct Cash Aid Programs
Many countries use direct cash aid programs as an integral part of their social safety net. In the United States, there have been few nation...
IRP Book Talk: Robert Courtney Smith on "Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility"
There are many factors that influence whether Mexican immigrants to the United States are able to achieve upward mobility. In his new book,...
Molly Costanzo on Improving the Economic Well-being for Households with Children with Disabilities
Between 5% and 20% of children in the United States live with a disability. The definition and measurement of disability are constantly chan...
Kathryn Thompson on Quality of Care for Pregnant Black Medicaid Enrollees
There are many ways to assess the quality of care that pregnant people receive pre- and post-partum, as well as during delivery itself. Dr....
Colleen Heflin on SNAP and Reauthorization of the Farm Bill
The federal Farm Bill expired at the end of September 2024 and was not reauthorized. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr...
Anne Sebert Kuhlmann on the Impact of Menstrual Poverty on Vulnerable Individuals
Menstrual poverty, or unmet menstrual hygiene needs, is defined as a lack of appropriate menstrual products in necessary quantities; access...
Katherine Michelmore On Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Housing Stability for Low-Income Families
When the Child Tax Credit (CTC) was expanded in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it provided more support to parents and on a monthl...
Greg Wilson on Racialization in the Nonprofit Sector
Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) are organizations led by an Executive Director and have a majority of full-time employees identifying as Afri...
Anna Godøy and Jennie Romich on the Impacts of Increasing the Minimum Wage for Working Parents and Child-Care Workers
Minimum wage workers, especially those with children, face barriers to affordable child care. Child care costs can prevent working parents w...
Carl Gershenson On Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in the Rural United States
There are more than 17 million renters in the rural Unites States. While popular perceptions of eviction may be that they are predominantly...
José Loya On How Race, Gender, And Age affect Access To Mortgage Credit And The Implications For Inequality
Homeownership is one of the most common ways to accumulate wealth and promote intergenerational economic mobility in the United States. But...
Marci Ybarra on Challenges for Latina Mothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 interrupted life on multiple levels for many people regardless of race, economic class, or citizenship. For Latina mothers who eith...
Jesse Rothstein On Ways To Reduce Intergenerational Poverty
Experiencing poverty in childhood can hinder a person's opportunities throughout their own lifetime, and those of their children and grandch...