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Institute for Research on Poverty Podcasts

Institute for Research on Poverty Podcasts

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Genetics and the Reproduction of Poverty

Genetics and the Reproduction of Poverty

New York University Professor Dalton Conley talks about how advances in the availability of genomic data can potentially... Read more

5 May 2015

8mins

Ranked #2

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The Great Black Migration and Competition in Northern Labor Markets

The Great Black Migration and Competition in Northern Labor Markets

In this podcast, UCLA Associate Professor of Economics Leah Boustan discusses the Great Black Migration that took place ... Read more

1 Jul 2015

15mins

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Undocumented Young Adults in the United States and the 'Transition from Belonging to Illegality'

Undocumented Young Adults in the United States and the 'Transition from Belonging to Illegality'

Following a 1982 Supreme Court decision, children that arrived in the United States with their undocumented parents were... Read more

1 Feb 2014

11mins

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Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color

Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color

In this podcast, Professor Dorceta Taylor discusses her book, Toxic Communities, which addresses the structural processe... Read more

5 May 2015

18mins

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Criminal Punishment and American Inequality

Criminal Punishment and American Inequality

The U.S. prison population has expanded significantly over the last three decades. In this podcast, University of Minnes... Read more

6 May 2015

10mins

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Why Is Violence So Persistent in Some Areas of Chicago?

Why Is Violence So Persistent in Some Areas of Chicago?

Neighborhood violence is often talked about as being a result of poverty or random threat but, in this podcast, Universi... Read more

13 Jan 2016

17mins

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The Academic Achievement of Children in Foster Care

The Academic Achievement of Children in Foster Care

Does foster care lead to worse academic achievement for kids? In this podcast, IRP Director Lawrence Berger discusses a ... Read more

13 Jan 2016

19mins

Ranked #8

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The Wisconsin Poverty Report and How We Think About Measuring Poverty

The Wisconsin Poverty Report and How We Think About Measuring Poverty

Timothy Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty and Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Pub... Read more

1 Jul 2013

12mins

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Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs

Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs

Pam Herd and Don Moynihan discuss their work on red tape—or administrative burden—and how it affects the way that people... Read more

2 Dec 2013

11mins

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Evaluating the Post-Katrina New Orleans School System

Evaluating the Post-Katrina New Orleans School System

Douglas Harris, associate professor of economics and University Endowed Chair in Public Education at Tulane University i... Read more

1 Apr 2013

9mins

Ranked #11

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Income Instability in the Lives of Hispanic Children

Income Instability in the Lives of Hispanic Children

In this podcast, Lisa Gennetian of the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families discusses research abo... Read more

13 Jan 2016

12mins

Ranked #12

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Disparities in the negative consequences of drinking by race, ethnicity, and poverty status

Disparities in the negative consequences of drinking by race, ethnicity, and poverty status

Joe Glass of UW–Madison's School of Social Work discusses results from his study that examines disparities in the effect... Read more

5 May 2015

13mins

Ranked #13

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Roles and Resources in Complex Families

Roles and Resources in Complex Families

IRP Director Lawrence Berger discusses the challenges that families with multipartner fertility or complexity encounter ... Read more

5 May 2015

12mins

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Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty

Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty

In this podcast, Crystal Hall of the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs talks about her work applyi... Read more

1 May 2013

8mins

Ranked #15

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Low-Income Mothers and Distrust

Low-Income Mothers and Distrust

Judith Levine of Temple University talks about her recently released book Ain't No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bu... Read more

3 Jan 2014

10mins

Ranked #16

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The Biosocial Links between Discrimination and African-American Health

The Biosocial Links between Discrimination and African-American Health

In this podcast, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Bridget Goosby discusses her work on how the health of Afric... Read more

3 Jun 2015

17mins

Ranked #17

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How did the safety net support kids with unemployed parents during the Great Recession?

How did the safety net support kids with unemployed parents during the Great Recession?

In this podcast, Urban Institute Senior Fellow and IRP visiting scholar Julia Isaacs talks about the effectiveness of sa... Read more

4 Jan 2016

11mins

Ranked #18

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Does discrimination lead to difference in parenting practices?

Does discrimination lead to difference in parenting practices?

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee economist Owen Thompson talks about his research that examines how parenting practices... Read more

5 May 2015

9mins

Ranked #19

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The EITC and Refundable Tax Credits for Low-Income People

The EITC and Refundable Tax Credits for Low-Income People

A podcast featuring Damon Jones, an economist at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Jones discu... Read more

1 Dec 2012

9mins

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Multiple Partner Fertility and Disadvantaged Families

Multiple Partner Fertility and Disadvantaged Families

Marcy Carlson, professor of sociology at UW–Madison, talks about parents having kids with more than one partner and how ... Read more

1 Nov 2012

8mins

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