political debate surrounding poverty. Policy changes included a radical shift in welfare policy, a sizable expansion in supports … plummeted, work rose dramatically among single parents, and poverty was reduced. At the same time, there are indications that …

In this paper, we comprehensively examine the effects of the Great Recession on child poverty, with particular … panel data model and data for 2000 to 2014, we estimate the relationship between the business cycle and child poverty, and … that the safety net provides protection; that is, the cyclicality of after-tax-and-transfer child poverty is significantly …