We’ve Been Measuring Poverty All Wrong

(Oct. 29) – According to an economic study released this month, poverty-reducing programs such as food stamps and housing vouchers are almost twice as effective as originally estimated. Using government administrative records for the state of New York, University of Chicago economist Bruce Meyer and CERGE-EI’s Nikolas Mittag were able to test the accuracy of the Current Population Survey’s (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).