Poverty, Race, and Inequality
The issues of inequality, poverty, and racism are consistent threads woven throughout IPR faculty research—and have constituted major research themes from the day the Institute first opened its doors. To examine these pernicious problems, faculty researchers cast a wide net, tackling a variety of topics that shed light on gaps in race, socioeconomic status, opportunity, and housing.
A Message From James Rosenbaum, Program Chair
In the program on Race, Poverty, and Inequality, IPR researchers look at various causes of poverty, racism, and inequality and their consequences in the United States, as well as in developing countries around the world. Topics cut across race, education, social status, and more. The researchers’ examinations often overlap with other IPR programs, such as Urban Policy, Social Disparities and Health, and Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies.
Working Papers
Recently published articles and working papers in this program area include:
Robin Bayes, James Druckman, and Alauna Safarpour. 2021. Studying Science Inequities: How to Use Surveys to Study Diverse Populations (WP-21-51).
Robert Kaestner and Ofer Malamud. 2021. Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior (WP-21-50).
Nathan Baker, Gharad Bryan, Dean Karlan, Angela Ofori-Atta, and Christopher Udry. 2021. Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana (WP-21-47).
Faculty Experts
Faculty come from the fields of economics, sociology, communication, African American studies, education and social policy, and others.
Events
N3 2021 Symposium on Street Outreach
As the country wrestles with a rise in gun violence and urgent calls to rely less on harsh criminal justice strategies to reduce crime, street outreach is becoming an increasingly central violence prevention strategy. This symposium, Advancing the Science and Practice of Street Outreach: Lessons Learned and the Future of Street Outreach in Illinois, highlights emerging research on outreach, featuring the work of local experts who are building the infrastructure to strengthen the field.