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Evaluating the Success of the War on Poverty since 1963 Using an Absolute Full-Income Poverty Measure

Abstract We evaluate progress in the War on Poverty as President Lyndon B. Johnson defined…

November 30, 2023 | By Richard Burkhauser | Kevin Corinth | James Elwell | Jeff Larrimore

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The Effect of Elevating the Supplemental Poverty Measure on Government Program Eligibility and Spending

Abstract A recent National Academy of Sciences report recommends elevating the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)…

October 30, 2023 | By Kevin Corinth

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Policies to Help the Working Class in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin C. Corinth, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and…

August 23, 2021 | By Richard Burkhauser | Kevin Corinth | Douglas Holtz-Eakin