Join AEI’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility for the release of the Census Bureau’s 2022 income and poverty estimates. AEI’s poverty experts will break down the numbers and discuss what they mean for the United States’ economic well-being. Then, they will discuss the state of poverty measurement and how it can be improved in the future.

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Agenda

11:30 a.m.
Introduction:
Kevin Corinth, Deputy Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI

11:35 a.m.
Panel I: A Discussion of the New Census Income and Poverty Estimates for 2022

Panelists:
Angela Rachidi, Rowe Scholar, AEI
Matt Weidinger, Rowe Scholar, AEI
Scott Winship, Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI

Moderator:
Kevin Corinth, Deputy Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI

12:00 p.m.
Q&A

12:15 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 p.m.
Presentation 1:
The History of Poverty Measurement
Presenter: Richard Burkhauser, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI

12:45 p.m.
Presentation 2:
Using Administrative Data and Consumption Data to Improve Poverty Measurement
Presenter: Bruce D. Meyer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI

1:00 p.m.
Panel II: The Path Forward for Poverty Measurement
Panelists:
Richard Burkhauser, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI
Kevin Corinth, Deputy Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI
Bruce D. Meyer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI

Moderator:
Scott Winship, Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI

1:30 p.m.
Q&A

1:45 p.m.
Adjournment

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