Sheldon Danziger: Poverty and Anti-Poverty Policy After the Great Recession
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
The Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Sheldon Danziger whose research focuses on trends in poverty and inequality, and the effects of economic and demographic changes and government social programs on disadvantaged groups. His current work includes research on how the 1996 welfare reform affected the work effort, family income, and material well-being of single mothers. Dr. Danziger received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Research Professor at the Population Studies Center, and the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Dr. Danziger is also the Director of the National Poverty Center, and the Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy.
Dr. Danziger is the author and co-editor of numerous books and articles including: America Unequal; Detroit Divided; Understanding Poverty; Securing the Future: Investing in Children From Birth To College; The Price of Independence: The Economics of Early Adulthood; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies.
