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    Poverty Research & Policy

    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, inequality, and policy in the United States.
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    Episodes (21)

    How Does Exposure to Toxic Waste Sites Before Birth Affect Children's Development?

    How Does Exposure to Toxic Waste Sites Before Birth Affect Children's Development?
    In this podcast episode, Claudia Perisco, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Anaysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discusses a study she conducted with David Figlio and Jeffrey Roth that looks at the effects of prenatal exposure to a Superfund site on later learning outcomes.  

    Read the transcript.

    Does it Matter Where You Get Your Two Year Degree?

    Does it Matter Where You Get Your Two Year Degree?
    In IRP's 50th podcast episode, IRP National Poverty Fellow Nicole Deterding talks about research she and her colleague, David Pedulla of Stanford University, conducted that examines employers' responses to degrees from for-profit versus non-profit two-year colleges in the early phases of the hiring process.

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    Understanding Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century

    Understanding Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century
    In this podcast, economist Steven Durlauf of the University of Wisconsin–Madison discusses how contemporary poverty and inequality in the United States are qualitatively different now than at the beginning of the War on Poverty. In light of these differences, he points to key areas of research and policy that may be helpful in responding to poverty and disadvantage in the 21st century.

    A transcript of the podcast can be accessed here.

    Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?

    Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?

    In this podcast, economist Tim Beatty of the University of California, Davis talks about an article he co-wrote with Charlotte Tuttle about the SNAP or food stamps program and what happened to people's spending when there was a sudden increase in the program benefit. Beatty says the answer can tell us something about whether the labels we use for public benefit programs influence how people spend their money.

    A transcript of the podcast can be accessed at http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/media/podcasts.htm

    The Suburbanization of U.S. Poverty

    The Suburbanization of U.S. Poverty

    In this podcast, Scott Allard, a Professor at the University of Washington’s Evan’s School of Public Affairs, discusses his new research on the growth of suburban poverty in the United States and the resource challenges this can create for suburban municipalities and social service providers.

    Transcript available at http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/media/podcasts/PC45-2016-August-Transcript.pdf

    Music is from “Test Drive” by Zapac, used under Creative Commons licensing.

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