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. 2022. The Inherent Trade-Off Between the Environmental and Anti-Poverty Goals of Payments for Ecosystem Services (WP-22-20).
Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke, and Jan Stuhler. 2022. Educational Inequality (WP-22-19).
Matthias Doepke, Anne Hannusch, Fabian Kindermann, and Michèle Tertilt. 2022. The Economics of Fertility: A New Era (WP-22-18).
Faculty Experts
Faculty come from the fields of economics, sociology, communication, African American studies, education and social policy, and others.
Events
From College to Career: Tracing Changes in Elite Women's Commitment and Pride in Historically White Sorority Membership
Simone Ispa-Landa, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and IPR Fellow