United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-01-24 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-344 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344 P0b002ee18038be9a f:d07344 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344 GAO-07-344 Crimes Disadvantaged persons Economic analysis Economic growth Economic indicators Economic research Economically depressed areas Education Federal aid programs Income statistics Public health Risk assessment Statistical data Public policy Other Written Product A65105 In 2005, 37 million people, approximately 13 percent of the total population, lived below the poverty line, as defined by the Census Bureau. Poverty imposes costs on the nation in terms of both programmatic outlays and productivity losses that can affect the economy as a whole. To better understand the potential range of effects of poverty, GAO was asked to examine (1) what the economic research tells us about the relationship between poverty and adverse social conditions, such as poor health outcomes, crime, and labor force attachment, and (2) what links economic research has found between poverty and economic growth. To answer these questions, GAO reviewed the economic literature by academic experts, think tanks, and government agencies, and reviewed additional literature by searching various databases for peer- reviewed economic journals, specialty journals, and books. We also provided our draft report for review by experts on this topic. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344.pdf GAO-07-344 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-344 Other Written Product GAO-07-344; Poverty in America: Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions as well as the Economic Growth Rate; Crimes Disadvantaged persons Economic analysis Economic growth Economic indicators Economic research Economically depressed areas Education Federal aid programs Income statistics Public health Risk assessment Statistical data Public policy