Abstract
In this Carsey Perspective, authors Michael Ettlinger and Andrew Schaefer show that while close to 15 percent of the U.S. population lives in poverty, they only fall short of the poverty line by about 1 percent of national income--suggesting that the scale of the problem shouldn't be a reason for failing to address it.
In our "Carsey Perspectives" series, we present new, innovative ideas and ways of looking at issues affecting our society and the world.
Publication Date
Spring 5-26-2016
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Ettlinger, Michael P. and Schaefer, Andrew P., "Carsey Perspective: Is the Poverty Rate 1.1 Percent?" (2016). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 274.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/274
Rights
Copyright 2016. Carsey School of Public Policy. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.263