- September 2019
- Focus-35-2
- Link to Focus-35-2 (PDF)
- Link to Focus-Plus-35-2 (PDF)
Millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate family economic resources compromises children’s ability to grow and achieve success in adulthood, hurting them and the broader society as well. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine were tasked by Congress with conducting a comprehensive study of child poverty in the United States, and identifying evidence-based programs and policies for reducing the number of children living in poverty—including those living in deep poverty—by half within 10 years. The committee appointed by the National Academies to conduct this study produced a consensus report, A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty, from which the three articles in this issue are drawn. The first article addresses issues associated with measuring child poverty; the second provides policy and program alternatives for achieving the poverty-reduction goals; and the third details how the committee adjusted its estimates of child poverty reductions for behavioral responses.
- Introduction to the issue
- Measuring child poverty in the United States, Hilary Hoynes, Robert Moffitt, and Timothy Smeeding
- Policy approaches to reducing poverty and deep poverty among children, Hilary Hoynes, Robert Moffitt, and Timothy Smeeding
- Adjusting estimates of poverty reduction for behavioral effects, Hilary Hoynes and Robert Moffitt
This issue features an electronic supplement, Focus+, which includes links to additional readings and videos related to the articles in the issue. This resource may be particularly useful in the classroom.
Categories
Uncategorized