Recent Poverty-Related Discussion Papers from the Univ. of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty:
Sara Goldrick-Rab, Douglas N. Harris, James Benson, and Robert Kelchen, “Conditional Cash Transfers and College Persistence: Evidence from a Randomized Need-Based Grant Program,” DP 1393-11.
Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Robert Moffitt, and John Karl Scholz, “An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States,” DP-1392-11.
Fabian T. Pfeffer and Sara Goldrick-Rab, “Unequal Pathways through American Universities,” DP 1391-11, PDF link.
Harry J. Holzer, “Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform,” DP 1390-11.
Julia B. Isaacs, “Child Poverty during the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010,” DP 1389-11.