Thursday, April 11 / 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM   •   Napoleon B2

Session 59:
Using New Data and Measures to Better Understand Economic Resources Available to Families and Children in the U.S.

Chair: Jonathan Fisher, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: John Iceland, Pennsylvania State University

  1. How Does Income Poverty Relate to Material Hardship? Evidence from a New Household Survey • Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University ; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University ; Christopher T. Wimer, Columbia University

  2. Understanding Income-to-Threshold Ratios Using the SPM: People with Moderate Income • Kathleen S. Short, U.S. Census Bureau

  3. Comparing Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds and Family Budgets: Rethinking Income to Poverty Ratios • Trudi Renwick, U.S. Census Bureau ; Kathleen S. Short, U.S. Census Bureau

  4. The Effects of SNAP on Child Poverty in California: Modeling CalFresh Benefit Receipt on the Resources Available to Families Using a Range of Assumptions • Christopher T. Wimer, Columbia University ; Caroline Danielson, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) ; Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

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