Center News
March, 2017
Where in California are rates of child poverty especially high? Especially low? Find out in this interactive map that uses the California Poverty Measure to calculate poverty rates among young children.
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March, 2017
Mark your calendars! Our State of the Union Conference will be held on June 16 at Stanford University. This annual conference provides a comprehensive assessment of where the country stands on key poverty and inequality... More
February, 2017
Spend the summer at the Center on Poverty and Inequality! Summer fellows will have the opportunity to participate in CPI research projects or to join our new Poverty and Technology initiative. Applications will be... More
February, 2017
The Ethics Center is partnering with The Conversation to conduct a day-long workshop for graduate students on how to write for a broader audience. The workshop will be held on March 10, 2017 and applications are due by... More
February, 2017
The CPI is seeking summer undergraduate research fellows to join one of our research groups and be matched with a CPI faculty mentor. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter describing your poverty and... More
February, 2017
Read recent press coverage of our affiliates and their research:
Raj Chetty - Mobility and Historically Black Colleges
Beth Mattingly - California’s Poverty Rate
Ann Owens - Neighborhood Segregation
David Grusky -... More
January, 2017
Which college and universities are the most economically diverse? Which ones do the best job of helping children climb the income ladder? A new study by CPI research group leader Raj Chetty and his coauthors uses data... More
January, 2017
Videos are now available from our Summit on Technology and Opportunity. The summit explored how technology can be leveraged to solve the problems of poverty and inequality.
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January, 2017
Did you miss our first webinar on our new administrative data pilot grants? No worries … we’re holding another one on January 18. Grant recipients will receive assistance with data linkage and program evaluation for... More
December, 2016
In 2015, California became one of 25 states to include a state EITC in its mix of social safety net programs. A new policy brief from the CPI examines whether this bold experiment is reducing poverty in California.... More