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:
Seema Jayachandran. 2020. Microentrepreneurship in Developing Countries (WP-20-03).
Seema Jayachandran. 2019. Social Norms as a Barrier to Women's Employment in Developing Countries (WP-19-31).
Sara Saltzer and Mary McGrath. 2019. Candidate-Gender Bias and the Partisan Gender-Gap in Office (WP-19-29).
Faculty Experts
Faculty come from the fields of economics, sociology, communication, African American studies, education and social policy, and others.
Events
Heather Boushey: Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do About It
by Heather Boushey, President & CEO and Co-Founder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth