Improving the Measurement of Poverty • Nathan Hutto, Columbia University ; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University ; Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University ; Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University

The Great Recession's Impact on New York City: What Does the Center for Economic Opportunity's Poverty Measure Tell Us That the Official Measure Does Not? • Mark K. Levitan, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity ; Christine D'Onofrio, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity ; John Krampner, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity ; Daniel Scheer, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity ; Todd Seidel, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

Creating a New Measure of Poverty for States: The Wisconsin Experience • Joanna Marks, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Julia Isaacs, Brookings Institution and University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Katherine Thornton, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Alternative Poverty Measures and the Geographic Distribution of Poverty in the United States • James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky