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Using the American community survey to create a National Academy of Sciences–style poverty measure: Work by the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

  1. Mark Levitan1,
  2. Christine D'Onofrio2,
  3. Gayatri Koolwal3,
  4. John Krampner4,
  5. Daniel Scheer4,
  6. Todd Seidel4,
  7. Vicky Virgin5

Article first published online: 10 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/pam.20496

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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Special Issue: Special Issue on Poverty Measurement

Volume 29, Issue 2, pages 373–386, Spring 2010

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Levitan, M., D'Onofrio, C., Koolwal, G., Krampner, J., Scheer, D., Seidel, T. and Virgin, V. (2010), Using the American community survey to create a National Academy of Sciences–style poverty measure: Work by the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity. J. Pol. Anal. Manage., 29: 373–386. doi: 10.1002/pam.20496

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  1. 1

    Director, Poverty Research, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

  2. 2

    Senior Research Associate, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

  3. 3

    Economist, World Bank

  4. 4

    Research Associates, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

  5. 5

    Demographic Analyst, New York City Department of City Planning

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  1. Issue published online: 10 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 10 MAR 2010

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