Sponsored by the Population Association of America

Location: 2043 Rayburn House Office Building

Ice cream, cookies, and brownies will be served!

The Federal Poverty Line is among the most consequential of statistical measurements: it affects eligibility for federal programs such as TANF and SNAP as well as hundreds of other programs at the state and local level—and serves as a benchmark for private sector philanthropy. How do we formulate federal poverty measures? What are the real-world implications when those models are changed? Join the Population Association of America for an informative and thought-provoking congressional briefing examination of the “science” of measuring poverty by national experts in economics and statistics. (Ice cream will be served!)

Speakers:

• Dr. Constance Citro, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on National Statistics

• Dr. Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University

• Dr. Timothy Smeeding, University of Wisconsin

RSVP by e-mail: CRDFellow1@dc-crd.com