Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Currie, Janet; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
Little research looks at the relationship between macroeconomic indicators and material hardship. High unemployment … rates as a result of economic downturns are likely to lead to lost income, increased poverty, and material hardship. We … examine the effect of the unemployment rate on hardship – food insecurity, difficulty paying bills, housing insecurity, unmet …