Economist's research reveals poverty should be measured by more than income
Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, the definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.
Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, the definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2016
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(AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
Internet
Dec 31, 2011
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(Phys.org) —Single mothers in the U.S. went without health insurance coverage for an average of more than nine months during the country's most recent economic recession, and mothers who were underemployed went without ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2013
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The value of health insurance should be included in official measures of U.S. income and poverty, because it will help us to better evaluate public policies like Obamacare, according to a new study by a Cornell economist ...
Social Sciences
Nov 20, 2012
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High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2011
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Agence France-Presse has launched a weekly series of reporters' blogs taking readers behind the scenes of the 2016 US election for a look at the events and attitudes shaping the White House race.
Environment
Mar 10, 2016
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A study by health policy researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Southern California projects that the expected health and economic well-being of Americans nearing retirement age ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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US households saw incomes shrink for a second straight year in 2011 as the economy struggles to recover from the Great Recession, but the poverty rate also edged lower, official data showed Wednesday.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2012
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Activism in the workplace surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues is often effective at changing a company's social policies – even before government mandates bring about change, according to a ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2014
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The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance coverage under President Barack Obama's law logged 316 security incidents in just under 18 months, said a report Wednesday by nonpartisan congressional ...
Security
Mar 23, 2016
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