Are Children Worse off?: Evaluating Well-Being Using a New (And Improved) Measure of Poverty
基于美国国家科学院建议的实验性贫困衡量标准，利用当前人口调查和收入与项目参与调查数据，发现儿童贫困率虽仍高于成人，但差距比官方标准下更小，并强调非现金福利和劳动所得税抵免对减少儿童贫困的作用。
Although child poverty rates continue to surpass those of others, there is growing consensus that current official poverty measure has become outdated and flawed. Using data from the Current Population Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation, we implement an experimental poverty measure based on recommendations by a National Academy of Sciences panel. We find that while child poverty rates continue to surpass those of others, the gap between child and adult poverty rates is smaller under the experimental measure. Results highlight the impact of noncash government benefits and the Earned Income Tax Credit in reducing child poverty.: