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Confronting Poverty: Measuring Its Causes, Costs, and Consequences

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  • Leslie McGranahan
  • Diane W. Schanzenbach

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We introduce this volume, which investigates a range of topics about poverty, including its measurement, policies intended to alleviate it, and the role of the economy in the likelihood of being in poverty. The volume was conceived as a tribute to Rebecca Blank, who was a leader in scholarship and policy translation and served at the highest levels in government and academia. The final section of the volume explores topics of special interest to Blank, including financial aid policy, the evolving roles of women in leadership, the ways in which academics can be more effective in policymaking, and motivations for her work.

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  • Leslie McGranahan & Diane W. Schanzenbach, 2024. "Confronting Poverty: Measuring Its Causes, Costs, and Consequences," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 711(1), pages 8-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:711:y:2024:i:1:p:8-18
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162241293560
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    1. Rebecca M. Blank & David Card, 1993. "Poverty, Income Distribution, and Growth: Are They Still Connected," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 24(2), pages 285-340.
    2. Robert Haveman & Rebecca Blank & Robert Moffitt & Timothy Smeeding & Geoffrey Wallace, 2015. "The War On Poverty: Measurement, Trends, And Policy," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(3), pages 593-638, June.
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