@article{171126,
  author = {H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn Edin and Elizabeth Talbert},
  title = {Understanding the Dynamics of $2-a-Day Poverty in the United States},
  abstract = { Shaefer and Edin (2013) have found a large rise in {\textquotedblleft}extreme poverty{\textquotedblright}{\textemdash}defined as cash income of no more than $2 per person per day, for a month or calendar quarter{\textemdash}among U.S. households with children between 1996 and 2011. This article explores some underlying dynamics of this phenomenon, referred to here as {\textquotedblleft}$2-a-day poverty,{\textquotedblright} presenting evidence from both qualitative fieldwork and quantitative analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The rise in $2-a-day poverty has been concentrated among children experiencing it chronically{\textemdash}that is, for seven or more months during a calendar year. Both qualitative and quantitative evidence find that a large majority of children experiencing $2-a-day poverty live in households where an adult worked during the year, while only a small proportion live in households accessing TANF. Finally, households experiencing $2-a-day poverty appear to be more likely to face material hardships than other low-income households. },
  year = {2015},
  journal = {The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences},
  volume = {1},
  pages = {120-138},
  language = {eng},
}