Impact University: Public Policy
Topics
- Behavioral Economics/Psychology
- Civic Engagement/ Demographics
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood
- Economics of Poverty
- Education
- Faith and Poverty
- Healthcare
- Media and the Press
- Nonprofits/Social Entrepreneurship
- Portraits of Poverty
- Predatory Financial Practices
- Public Policy
- Race
- Stories from the Line
- Tax and Economic Policy
Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here’s How >
A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal: end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent.
The Trouble with the Poverty Line >
The official figure of Americans living under the poverty line is just over 46 million, but the expert consensus is that this is way off, and that the way we get this number simply doesn't make any sense.