The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality has five objectives: to monitor trends in poverty and inequality, to support scientific analysis of poverty and inequality, to develop science-based policy on poverty and inequality, to disseminate data and research on poverty and inequality, and to train the next generation of scholars, policy analysts, and politicians. The Stanford CPI is one of three national poverty centers supported by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

Learn more about our programs by choosing from our drop-down menu at the top of this page, or move directly to some of our most exciting and innovative programs:

• Learn more about our basic and policy research in 10 program areas
• Explore our policy magazine Pathways
• Read our research reports
• Check out our State of the Union reports
• Explore our trend data
• Explore the Studies in Inequality
• Read about our new poverty and inequality course
• Explore key issues in poverty and inequality