Child Poverty

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A biology of misfortune

  • W. Thomas Boyce
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2012
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Wisconsin Poverty 101

  • Anna Emmerich
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • 2012
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Child Poverty during the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010

  • Julia B. Isaacs
  • Discussion Paper
  • 2011
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Fighting child poverty in the United States and United Kingdom: An update

  • Timothy M. Smeeding and Jane Waldfogel
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2010
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Promising antipoverty strategies for families

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Deborah Reed
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2010
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Policies that Strengthen Fatherhood and Family Relationships: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

  • Virginia Knox, Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, and Elana Bildner
  • Discussion Paper
  • 2010
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Child Support: Responsible Fatherhood and the Quid Pro Quo

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Eunhee Han
  • Discussion Paper
  • 2010
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Early findings from New York City’s conditional cash transfer program

  • James A. Riccio
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2010
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Income Poverty and Income Support for Minority and Immigrant Children in Rich Countries

  • Timothy M. Smeeding, Karen Robson, Coady Wing, and Jonathan Gershuny
  • Discussion Paper
  • 2009

Reducing Child Poverty in the United States

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