From Forbes December 13, 2019 Adam Millsap Harris Public Policy Professor Bruce D. MeyerHarris Public Policy Professor Bruce D. Meyer was featured in Forbes, discussing poverty rate calculations in his research with James X. Sullivan. "The official poverty rate focuses on income to define poverty, but what people really care about is consumption—how much food, clothing, and housing people have," says the article. "Using consumption as the measure of poverty instead of income, economists Bruce Meyer and James X. Sullivan find that the poverty rate is only about 3%." Full coverage available in Forbes. Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States