Mark Greenberg

It’s Time for a Better Poverty Measure

Mark Greenberg shows why the federal poverty measure is flawed and how it can be updated.

Implications of a New Poverty Measure for Program Funding Formulas and Benefits Eligibility

Report from Mark Greenberg discusses how a new measure of poverty would affect funding formulas and benefits eligibility.

Poor Measurement for Poverty

Policymakers should modernize the poverty measure. The current guideline does not take into account key provisions in the stimulus package such as the creation of a Making Work Pay Tax Credit and the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

How to Help 12 Million Low-Income Children

House recovery legislation goes further than the Senate on revising the Child Tax Credit and would bring help to 12 million low-income children, writes Mark Greenberg.

Improving the Measurement of Poverty

Mark Greenberg and Rebecca Blank recommend the adoption of a new poverty measure, along the lines recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in order to provide a more accurate measure of economic need in the United States.

Stalled Progress on Poverty

The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau detail the lack of any progress against poverty since 2000, write Mark Greenberg and Lisa Donner.

Next Steps for Federal Child Care Policy

Recommitting to the Fight Against Poverty

New data shows U.S. has moved backward on health care and poverty since 2000; CAP experts offer solutions for getting back on track.

Defining Poverty

Mark Greenberg, Director of CAP's Task Force on Poverty, testifies to Congress on why the method for measuring poverty should be updated.

A Plan to Cut Poverty in Half

Making Poverty History

New Census Data Show Deteriorating Income and Health Coverage from 2000 to 2005

Newly-released data from the Census Bureau shows a serious erosion of income and health care security for working Americans.