Poverty & Inequality News
February, 2017
The Social Innovation Fund invests in hundreds of public-private partnerships that deliver high-impact solutions to improve the lives of people in low-income communities. Follow #SIFWeek and @SIFund to learn more about... More
February, 2017
Don’t miss these great opportunities:
Summer Institute in Computational Social Science - Feb. 19
IRP Scholar-in-Residence - Feb. 28
Intergenerational mobility grants - March 1
Postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia -... More
February, 2017
How can technological and scientific advances be harnessed to reduce poverty, increase opportunity, and support the well-being of America’s families? Submit a conference proposal to address that very question! Proposals... More
February, 2017
The Russell Sage Foundation is seeking applications from early career researchers for projects that deepen our understanding of intergenerational mobility by using recently released statistics on mobility from the... More
February, 2017
Do you want to analyze the impact of state budget and tax policy choices on low-income residents Here’s your opportunity: The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities is accepting applications for the 2017 class of... More
February, 2017
The International Comparisons website is hiring a research assistant to assist with creating and updating content. The website compares the United States to 11 other countries on a wide range of evaluative indicators.... More
January, 2017
The Russell Sage Foundation is soliciting applications for two summer training institutes, one focused on computational social science and the other on methods of social-science genomics. The institutes are open to... More
January, 2017
The 2017 Children and Families Policy Symposium explores the challenges that fragile families face and considers pathways to stability. The speaker lineup includes CPI research group leader Kathryn Edin. The conference... More
January, 2017
The University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research is soliciting proposals on food security using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Proposals are due by March 29, 2017.
January, 2017
The Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on February 9, 2017. The hearing will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to present their views on using data to improve how... More