This spring we are excited to host two talks by the center’s
own faculty affiliates, Michelle Ko and Ann Stevens. Join
us to learn more about healthcare in the San Joaquin
Valley and about the EITC.
We also share a new policy brief on how the risks of becoming
poor in the United States differ from other countries.
Please read the newsletter to learn more about our ongoing work
and activities.
When measured relative to median income, poverty in the United
States, at 16.3 percent, is much higher than in many
industrialized, democratic countries. To explain this, scholars,
politicians, and the public often focus on the risks of poverty.
Risks are characteristics more common among the poor than the
non-poor, like low education, unemployment, single motherhood, or
young age of the head of household. In a study I conducted with
David Brady and Sabine Huebgen, we found that the cause of
relatively high poverty in the U.S.
In this podcast CPR Faculty Affiliate Amanda Guyer and Kimberly
Noble, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Education at
Teacher’s College, Columbia University, discuss the impact
of inequality on children’s brain development. Noble’s work
focuses on the emerging field of socioeconomic disparities and
children’s neurocognitive development.
Noble spoke at the Center for Poverty Research in February of
2018.
