With President Obama stressing economic inequality in his State of the Union Address, a new poll seemed to support the idea that the nation’s distribution of wealth is fundamentally unfair. According ...

It may seem simple, but the role employment plays in explaining poverty in America is frequently misunderstood, especially when it comes to understanding why people might be poor for many years. It is ...

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Fall 2009), pp. 555-576 (22 pages) We use panel data on Florida high school students to examine race, poverty, and gender disparities in ...

Fair enough. Still, if you’re making this case, you need to describe openly the differences between the official figures and yours, and why your choice is superior. This the Times essay did not do, ...