Researchers From Baylor, Notre Dame, University of Chicago Develop New Approach to Measuring Poverty Rates
January 06, 2024
January 06, 2024
WACO, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news:
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Analysis challenges common misconceptions about short- and long-run changes in poverty
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The United States began tracking poverty rates in the 1960s as part of the War on Poverty. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau reports two income-based measures of poverty each year: the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
The . . .
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Analysis challenges common misconceptions about short- and long-run changes in poverty
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The United States began tracking poverty rates in the 1960s as part of the War on Poverty. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau reports two income-based measures of poverty each year: the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
The . . .