Elizabeth Kneebone

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Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
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Elizabeth Kneebone is a fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and co-author of Confronting Suburban Poverty in America (Brookings Press, 2013). Her work primarily focuses on urban and suburban poverty, metropolitan demographics, and tax policies that support low-income workers and communities. In Confronting Suburban Poverty In America she and co-author Alan Berube address the changing geography of metropolitan poverty and offer pragmatic solutions for reforming and modernizing the nation’s policy and practice framework for alleviating poverty and increasing access to opportunity. | View Full Bio

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    Confronting Suburban Poverty in America

    2013

    In Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube take on the new reality of metropolitan poverty and opportunity in America, explain the source and impact of these important developments, and present innovative ideas on addressing them.

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Expertise

  • Poverty trends
  • Concentrated poverty
  • Urban poverty
  • Suburban poverty
  • Metropolitan demographics
  • Tax policies for low-income workers

Experience

Past Positions

  • Senior Research Associate, Brookings Institution
  • Senior Research Analyst, Brookings Institution
  • Research Analyst, Brookings Institution
  • Research Project Manager, IFF (formerly the Illinois Facilities Fund)

Education

  • M.P.P., University of Chicago, 2003
  • B.A., History, Indiana University, 2000

Past Events

Confronting Suburban Poverty in America

Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, by Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan BerubeSuburbia is home to the largest and fastest growing poor population in the country and more than half of the metropolitan poor.

In their new book, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube offer anti-poverty strategies that work region-wide.

Visit the book's site for action tools and more information »

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"When people think of poverty in America, they tend to think of inner city neighborhoods or isolated rural communities. But today, suburbs are home to the largest and fastest growing poor population in the country."

Source: CNNMoney.com

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