Institute for Research on Poverty

Institute for Research on Poverty
EstablishedMarch 1966
Research typeApplied
Field of research
Economics
DirectorKatherine Magnuson
LocationMadison, Wisconsin, United States
CampusUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Websitewww.irp.wisc.edu

The Institute for Research on Poverty is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison dedicated to studying poverty and economic inequality. It was established in March 1966, as a result of an agreement between UW–Madison and the Office of Economic Opportunity.[1] It is the oldest center for poverty research still active in the United States,[2] and had over 150 faculty affiliates from universities across the United States (as of 2017).[3]

  1. ^ "History". Institute for Research on Poverty. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. ^ "UW-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty named national Poverty Research Center". news.wisc.edu. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. ^ "Institute for Research on Poverty". La Follette School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 2017-12-14.