Tag: Official Poverty Measure (OPM)
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What do social scientists mean by “deep poverty”? What are some ways of measuring deep poverty and what are some recent trends in deep poverty in the U.S.? What groups are affected by deep poverty the most? What are some of the survival strategies employed by people in deep poverty? What are your thoughts on the deep poverty situation in America?
Choose two out of the six essay prompts, and write full answers to the two prompts using the materials from class and your own perspective. Please follow the format rules below: • – Minimum of 1 page, maximum of 2 pages for each essay. • – Single-space text • – Use a header with only…
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One of the economic results of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a labor shortage. How do we know that there is a shortage of workers? What sectors in the economy are undergoing this shortage? What are some of the possible causes of the shortage? What do you think about David Autors’ arguments about the consequences of higher wages?
Choose two out of the six essay prompts, and write full answers to the two prompts using the materials from class and your own perspective. Please follow the format rules below: • – Minimum of 1 page, maximum of 2 pages for each essay. • – Single-space text • – Use a header with only…