Insights on Southern Poverty

Insights on Southern Poverty is a periodic newsletter produced by the UKCPR. The objective of the newsletter is to summarize current research on issues salient to poverty in the South in a nontechnical format. Authors of articles are drawn both from UKCPR staff and faculty affiliates, as well as noted scholars from around the country. The newsletter is also a forum to post announcements for upcoming events and funding opportunities related to the Center’s mission. The newsletter is available on-line by following the link, and is also available in hardcopy. If you wish to receive the newsletter in the mail please submit your full name and mailing address to Jeff Spradling.

Summer 2008, Vol. 6, No. 1
This issue presents research conducted as part of UKCPRs funded research programs. Topics include the potential for affirmative action in higher education, a study of welfare reform in rural Ohio, participation in the WIC program, and the impact of court ordered desegration in the South after landmark court rulings. Contact Jeff Spradling for more information.

Winter 2007, Vol. 5, No. 2
This issue is dedicated to research presented at UKCPR's April 2007 conference focusing on the impact of welfare reform legislation. Bibliographies of articles are available upon request. Contact Jeff Spradling for more information.

Spring 2007, Vol. 5, No. 1
Front page: The impact of the introduction of premiums into Kentucky’s SCHIP program

Full versions of discussion papers appearing in Vol. 5, No. 1

• The Impact of the Introduction of Premiums into Kentucky’s SCHIP Program
• Social Services in the Rural South: Geography and Stability of the Safety Net
• Job Quality and Self Rated Health Among the Working Poor
• Maternal Labor Supply Responses to Public Funding of Kindergartens in the United States
• Exploring the Contribution of Historic Preservation to the Persistence of Poverty: Developing Affordable Housing in Savannah, Georgia
• Livelihood Strategies of Food Insecure Poor, Female-headed Families in Alabama’s Black Belt
• Welfare and Work: Comparing Full and Partial Sanctions on the Front Lines

Fall 2006, Vol. 4 No. 2
Front page: The effect of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities on labor market outcomes and social behaviors

Full versions of discussion papers appearing in Vol. 4 No. 2:

• The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums
• Match Bias from Earnings Imputation in the Current Population Survey: The Case of Imperfect Matching
• Bias Corrected Estimates of GED Returns
• The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes
• Evaluating the Differential Effects of Alternative Welfare-to-Work Training Components: A Re-Analysis of the California GAIN Program
• The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
• The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity
• Estimating the Returns to College Quality with Multiple Proxies for Quality
• Selective Counteroffers

Spring 2006, Vol. 4  No. 1
Front page: "Devolution, discretion, and variation in local TANF sanctioning"

Spring 2005, Vol. 3 No. 1
Front Page: "State Policies and the Gap in Food Insecurity Rates of Food Stamp Participants and Eligible Non-Participants"

Fall 2004, Vol. 2 No. 3
Front Page: "The New Promised Land: Black-White Wage Convergence in the American South, 1940-2000"

Summer 2004, Vol. 2 No. 2
Front Page: "The Rise of Low-Skill Immigration in the South"

Spring 2004, Vol. 2 No. 1
Front Page: "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling"

Fall 2003, Vol. 1 No. 3
Front Page: "School Accountability and the Education of Low-Income Children"

Summer 2003, Vol. 1 No. 2
Front Page: "Welfare Time Limits Nationwide and in the South"

Spring 2003, Vol. 1 No. 1
Front Page: "A Research Agenda on Poverty in America's South"