Institute for Policy Research: Poverty, Race, and Inequality ProgramNorthwestern University
In the program on Race, Poverty, and Inequality, directed by education and social policy professor James Rosenbaum, IPR researchers look at various causes of poverty, racism, and inequality and their consequences, which include continuation of an influential research line on the effects of public housing and residential policies on child and adult outcomes. Their examinations often overlap with other IPR research programs, in particular Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies. Faculty in this area focus on: housing and residential mobility programs; poverty and income inequality; racial inequality and discrimination; labor markets, peer effects, and impacts on longevity; and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.