Winning the War? : New Evidence on the Measurement and the Determinants of Poverty in the United States /
Using micro-data from household expenditure surveys, we document the evolution of consumption poverty in the United States over the last four decades. Employing a price index that appears appropriate for low income households, we show that poverty has not declined materially since the 1980s and even...
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| Natura: | Periodico |
| Lingua: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2022.
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| Serie: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2022/004 |
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| Accesso online: | Full text available on IMF |