Measuring Poverty

Measuring Poverty

Author: PNAS April 22, 2024 Duration: 9:13

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In this episode, Christine Pu describes how commonly used measures of poverty don't agree, and why definitions of poverty matter.

 

In this episode, we cover:

· [00:00] Introduction

· [00:59] Christine Pu, an interdisciplinary scientist from Stanford University, introduces the importance of definitions of poverty.

· [01:40] List of the four commonly used definitions of poverty.

· [02:29] The motivation behind the study.

· [03:21] Study design and methods.

· [04:20] Results of the study and discussion of why poverty measures may not agree.

· [05:50] Discussion of how poverty definitions impact efforts to alleviate poverty.

· [06:57] How policymakers can approach definition of poverty.

· [07:46] Implications and potential impacts of the study.

· [08:25] Study caveats and limitations.

· [08:54] Conclusion.

 

About Our Guests:

Christine Pu

PhD Candidate

Stanford University

 

View related content here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2316730121

 

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