Understanding Poverty Rates and Gaps (Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics)

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Measuring the economic status of low-income individuals and families
is a central focus of poverty scholars, and is at the fore of much pub-
lic policy debate. The stakes in the proper measurement of poverty are
substantialaschangesinpoverty(andpovertythresholds)influencethe
scale and scope of redistributive tax and transfer programs at all lev-
els of government. In the United States the programs directly a?ected
by the location of the poverty line number at least 27, and include
programs such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF –
formerly known as AFDC), the Food Stamp Program, Supplemental
SecurityIncome,Medicaid,Medicare(inthenewprescriptiondrugben-
efit), the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, the Supple-
mentalProgramforWomen,Infants,andChildren,andtheLowIncome
Home Energy Assistance Program, among others (Citro and Michael,
1995)....

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