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Child Poverty in the United States (Re-broadcast)
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August 22, 2021
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Over 10 million children in the United States live in poverty. Poor children tend to have worse physical and mental health, worse educational outcomes, and lower lifetime earnings than their peers. On this episode of EconoFact Chats, University of Maryland professor Melissa Kearney joins Michael Klein to discuss the scope and causes of child poverty in the U.S., and the policy efforts to alleviate it.
Note: This podcast was first published on 25th January, 2021. It was recorded on 21st January, 2021.
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