Date: Friday, August 9

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Session 018: Critical Analysis of Measurements of Poverty
Room: Salon 5

Sponsor: Poverty, Class, and Inequality

Organizer, Presider &

Discussant: Sarah E. Castillo, University of Tennessee

Description: 

This session delves into the complexities and nuances of poverty measurement, critically examining the existing metrics, their strengths, and their limitations. The papers in this session explore innovative methodologies, challenge conventional wisdom, and propose more holistic or nuanced measures of poverty. Topics include, but are not limited to, income-based measures, multidimensional poverty indices, relative poverty, and the impact of social, political, and economic factors on poverty metrics. The session aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of how poverty is quantified and the implications of these measurements on policy-making and societal perceptions. 

Papers:

“Alternative Foodways in Nashville: Complicating Food Desert Mapping,” Melissa Luong, Vanderbilt University

“Assessing the Landscape: Critiques and Insights into Chile’s Poverty Measurement through the National Survey of Socioeconomic Characterization (CASEN),” Rossana A. Diaz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

“The Social Wallet: How Social Influence and Buy-in for Minorities Can Offer a Window into Policy for Systemic Equity,” Kayla Marshall, Engineer

“Wading through Credit Swamps: The Making of Diverse Consumer Credit Markets,” Asia Inez Bento, University of California, Irvine

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