Bites of Inequality – Zach Parolin
Poverty is surprisingly persistent in the USA. The article explores the question of whether government investments for children could weaken the cycle.
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Children who grow up in poverty are particularly likely to become poor adults, especially in the United States (US). This study uses US panel data spanning 50 years to investigate whether increased public spending on children in recent decades has reduced the intergenerational persistence of poverty.
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About the series:
Bites of Inequality Is a midday talk series at the LMU Institute of Sociology in Cooperation with the ISI, which brings together science and the public in an open format. The focus is on current research on social inequality, presented and discussed in an accessible form.
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The series is in LSF under Comparative Stratification Research (event number 15261) recorded.
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