Trends in Deep Poverty from 1968 to 2011: The Influence of Family Structure, Employment Patterns, and the Safety Net

Liana Fox; Christopher Wimer; Irwin Garfinkel; Neeraj Kaushal; JaeHyun Nam; Jane Waldfogel

doi:10.7758/RSF.2015.1.1.02

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vol. 1 no. 1 14-34

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2015.1.1.02

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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

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2377-8253

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2377-8261

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Published online November 1, 2015.

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Author Information

Liana Fox^a,
Christopher Wimer^b,
Irwin Garfinkel^c,
Neeraj Kaushal^d,
JaeHyun Nam^e and
Jane Waldfogel^f

^aPostdoctoral researcher at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University
^bResearch scientist and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the ColumbiaSchool of Social Work
^cProfessor of Contemporary Urban Problems at the Columbia School of Social Work
^dProfessor at the Columbia School of Social Work
^eGraduate student at the Columbia School of Social Work
^fCompton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at the Columbia School of Social Work

Corresponding authors:
Liana E. Fox, (fox.liana{at}gmail.com); Christopher Wimer, (cw2727{at}columbia.edu); Irwin Garfinkel, (ig3{at}columbia.edu); Neeraj Kaushal, (nk464{at}columbia.edu); JaeHyun Nam, (jn2462{at}columbia.edu); Jane Waldfogel, (jw205{at}columbia.edu)

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