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Memo to the President: Decrease Poverty and Increase Opportunity

U.S. Poverty, U.S. Economy, Economic Mobility, Education, Children & Families

Rebecca M. Blank, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioImprove the Poverty Measure

Rebecca M. Blank and Mark H. Greenberg, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, December 08, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioSupporting Young Children and Families: An Investment Strategy That Pays

Julia B. Isaacs, The Brookings Institution, August 21, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioFighting Poverty in the Land of Opportunity

Rebecca M. Blank, The Charlotte Observer, December 17, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Decrease Poverty and Increase Opportunity

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioDecrease Poverty and Increase Opportunity

Monday, November 24, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioPoverty Reduction Strategies for the Next Decade

Monday, September 29, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioHow Can We Reduce the Rising Number of American Families Living in Poverty?

Rebecca M. Blank, Joint Economic Committee, September 25, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioHow We Measure Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank, Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioHow to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States

Rebecca M. Blank, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, June 30, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioHelping Disconnected and Hard-to-Employ Single Mothers

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioInsufficient Funds: Savings, Assets, Credit and Banking Among Low-Income Households

Monday, May 04, 2009
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioPoverty and Income in 2007: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Save to My PortfolioWhy the United States Needs an Improved Measure of Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means , July 17, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioHelping Disconnected Single Mothers

Rebecca M. Blank and Brian Kovak, Brookings Institution, May 07, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioIf the Economy’s So Bad, Why Is the Unemployment Rate So Low?

Rebecca M. Blank, Joint Economic Committee, March 07, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioHow to Reverse the Trend of Concentrated Poverty

Alan Berube, Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 28, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioSupporting Young Children and Families: An Investment that Pays

Julia B. Isaacs, First Focus, September 15, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioInvesting in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success

Ron Haskins, House Committee on Education and Labor, January 23, 2008

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