Financial insecurity occurs when an individual or family experiences inadequate or inconsistent economic resources to acquire basic necessities and meet expenses.
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Reactions to Both Hands Tied
- Lawrence M. Mead
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
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Response from the authors
- Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
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The psychology of poverty
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
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From income to consumption: Understanding the transmission of inequality
- Richard Blundell
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Expected Social Security Benefits among Low-Income Mothers
- Molly Dahl, Thomas DeLeire, Jonathan Schwabish, and Timothy Smeeding
- Discussion Paper
- October 2010
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Promising antipoverty strategies for families
- Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Deborah Reed
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- August 2010
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The Effect of Family Income on Risk of Child Maltreatment
- Maria Cancian, Kristen Shook Slack, Mi Youn Yang
- Discussion Paper
- August 2010
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Early findings from New York City’s conditional cash transfer program
- James A. Riccio
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- May 2010
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The “Great Recession” and redistribution: Federal antipoverty policies
- Gary Burtless
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- December 2009