College Degrees Yield Lifetime Benefits for Disadvantaged Students
Those who grew up as the least likely to graduate see the greatest returns, including less poverty, more time married, and greater civic engagement, new book finds.
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Anti-Poverty Tax Credits Linked to Declines in Reports of Child Neglect, Youth Violence, and Juvenile Convictions
Anti-poverty tax credits provide more than financial relief for families living on tight budgets—they also appear to help prevent trauma, violence, and crime among children and youth, three studies from…
Read MoreExtreme Poverty and Health in the United States
Studies show that a growing number of U.S. families have incomes so low that the difficulties of their living situations may be masked by thinking of the poor as a…
Read MorePRB Discuss Online: What Does ‘Poverty’ Really Mean in India?
The past few years have seen much hype regarding the economic progress in India, much of it extolling the country’s “rising incomes” and “exploding” middle class. Entrepreneurs in the country…
Read MoreThe Impact of U.S. Antipoverty Programs
A wide range of antipoverty programs have been in place in the United States for decades, and millions of Americans depend on them. How effective have these programs been? Are they…
Read MorePRB Discuss Online: The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Poverty in the United States
Most poor children achieve less, exhibit more problem behaviors, and are less healthy than children raised in more-affluent families. Looking beyond these well-known correlations between poverty and negative outcomes in…
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