Poverty Research & Policy

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Poverty Research & Policy episodes

May 01, 2017 Joe Soss on How Governments and Corporations Made the Criminal Justice System Profitable
In this podcast, Joe Soss of the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs discusses how criminal justice system practices including fines, fees, civil asset forfeiture, and the bail and prison industries led to the creation of what he calls a predatory system of governance.
22 min
April 03, 2017 Harry Brighouse on the Costs of Raising a Child
In this podcast, University of Wisconsin–Madison philosophy professor Harry Brighouse discusses how to think about the costs of raising a child beyond traditional measures, illustrating what philosophers can do for social scientists who study poverty.
17 min
April 03, 2017 What Does it Cost to Raise a Child?
In this podcast, University of Wisconsin–Madison philosophy professor Harry Brighouse discusses how to think about the costs of raising a child beyond traditional measures, illustrating what philosophers can do for social scientists who study poverty.
Transcript
Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.
17 min
March 03, 2017 Anna Gassman-Pines: Does the timing of SNAP benefits affect kids' performance on tests?
In this podcast episode, Anna Gassman-Pines of Duke University talks about a study she completed that links the timing of SNAP benefits in a household to children’s end-of-grade achievement test scores.
14 min
March 01, 2017 Does the Timing of SNAP Benefits Affect Kids’ Performance on Tests?
In this podcast, Anna
Gassman-Pines of Duke University talks about a study she completed that
links the timing of SNAP benefits in a household to children’s end-of-grade
achievement test scores.

Transcript

Intro music: "Test Drive" by Zapac
14 min
February 07, 2017 How Do Resources Matter for Health and Quality of Life?
In this podcast, Columbia University professor Julien Teitler discusses a study he conducted with Melissa Martinson, Rayven Plaza, and Nancy Reichman about how income disparities affect cardiovascular health across the lifespan. Transcript available here.
12 min
February 03, 2017 Julien Teitler on how resources matter for health and quality of life
Columbia University professor Julien Teitler discusses a study he conducted with Melissa Martinson, Rayven Plaza, and Nancy Reichman about how income disparities affect cardiovascular health across the lifespan.
12 min
January 06, 2017 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.

Transcript
12 min
January 04, 2017 Nicole Deterding: 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.
12 min
December 20, 2016 Using Predictive Analytics to Assess Risk for Child Maltreatment
In this podcast, Tim Maloney of Auckland University of Technology's Centre for Social Data Analytics talks about using administrative data to help child welfare agencies predict the probability of substantiated maltreatment of children.
The transcript is available here.
15 min

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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,…