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.

Joe Soss on How Governments and Corporations Made the Criminal Justice System Profitable

In this episode, we hear from economists Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall about the value of investments in quality child care and how we can think about tradeoffs when it comes to child care subsidies and related policies.&nbsp;

Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall on the Value of Investments in Quality Child Care

In IRP’s 50th podcast episode, IRP National Poverty Fellow&nbsp;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.

Nicole Deterding: Does it Matter Where You Get Your Two-Year Degree?

In this podcast episode, Scott Winship discusses his research about poverty trends in the United States, arguing that welfare reform in 1996 did not lead to an increase in the numbers of those in extreme poverty and that fewer people are living on $2-a-day or less than has been previously reported.

Scott Winship on Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform

There has been renewed interest in issues facing the U.S. rural economy in recent years. In this episode, Penn State sociologist and demographer Brian Thiede breaks down some of the key changes that have taken place in the rural labor market and discusses potential policy responses to barriers to work faced by rural Americans.&nbsp;

Brian Thiede on the Rural Economy and Barriers to Work in Rural America

Columbia University professor&nbsp;Julien Teitler&nbsp;discusses a study he conducted with Melissa Martinson, Rayven Plaza, and Nancy Reichman about how income disparities affect cardiovascular health across the lifespan.

Julien Teitler on how resources matter for health and quality of life

The idea of a universal basic income has been gaining traction in recent years, but we don’t have much evidence about what a large-scale universal basic income policy would do. In this episode, University of Chicago economist Damon Jones talks about the idea of a universal basic income and discusses a study he did with Ioana Marinescu that looked at the Alaska Permanent Fund to better understand the labor market effects of universal and permanent cash payments.&nbsp;

Damon Jones on Whether a Modest Basic Income Might Lead People to Work Less

Tim Maloney&nbsp;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.

Tim Maloney on Using Predictive Analytics to Assess Risk for Child Maltreatment

In this episode, we hear from IRP postdoctoral scholar Leslie Hodges about the Unemployment Insurance program and how the program might mitigate economic distress, including poverty and material hardships, when someone loses a job.&nbsp;

Leslie Hodges on Unemployment Insurance and Material Hardships

In this podcast episode, Heather Hill of the University of Washington's Evan's School of Public Policy and Governance discusses her research on income dynamics and why income disruptions might matter for children's cognitive, social, and emotional outcomes.

Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development

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