Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...

A School of Social Work faculty member is helping redefine the country’s definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving “basic economic security” and the ...

The measure of poverty in the United States, a basic basket of essential food items, hasn't changed in almost 60 years. One other stop we need to make before we delve into a look back at the look back ...

NEW DELHI, May 27: Every day, through scorching summers and chilly winters, Himmat pedals his bicycle rickshaw through New Delhi's crowded streets, earning barely enough to feed his family. But to ...

Mayor John Powers plans to launch his long-awaited poverty (now called "prosperity") initiatives after his "summit" scheduled for May. His success, I believe, will rest on the questions posed and with ...

Are you familiar with escape rooms? The only way you can escape is to solve a complicated problem. But what happens if you fail to escape the room on time? Having lost, you are then “imprisoned” in ...

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