[PDF][PDF] Alternative poverty measures and the geographic distribution of poverty in the United States

JP Ziliak - Report prepared for the Office of Assistant Secretary for …, 2010 - Citeseer
Measuring the poverty status of individuals and families is in the policy spotlight on the both
the national and local levels in the United States. For over four decades the nation has …

[PDF][PDF] Using the American Community Survey to Implement a National Academy of Sciences-Style Poverty Measure: A Comparison of Imputation Strategies

M Levitan, T Renwick - Joint Statistical Meetings, Social Statistics Section …, 2010 - Citeseer
Since the 1995 report of the National Academy of Sciences' Panel on Poverty and Family
Assistance (NAS) on improving the poverty measure, the Census Bureau has conducted …

Essays on Human Capital, Health Capital, and the Labor Market

C Hokayem - 2010 - uknowledge.uky.edu
This dissertation consists of three essays concerning the effects of human capital and health
capital on the labor market. Chapter 1 presents a structural model that incorporates a health …