How Much Does Change in the Proportion of Children Living in Immigrant Families Contribute to Change in the Poverty Rate among Children?

The poverty balancing equation: Expressing poverty of place as a population process

“…From a different angle, Joo (2013) used a Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to determine how much of the change in United States child poverty from 1993 to 2010 was due to the increase in children living in immigrant households versus other population factors. Joo (2013) found that the proportion of children in immigrant households did not play a significant role in the changes in poverty rates over the study period. Finally, Foulkes and Schafft (2010) used census migration data to assess the migration patterns of the poor, and determine how those migration patterns reinforced concentrated poverty.…”

“…Similar to mortality and fertility, there is a sizeable body of work on migration and poverty, both on the poverty of immigrants (Chapman and Bernstein, 2003;Bárcena-Martín and Pérez-Moreno, 2008;Crowley et al, 2006;Joo, 2013;Kazemipur and Halli, 2000;Lichter et al, 2005;Peri, 2011;Smith and Ley, 2008;Raphael and Smolensky, 2009;Thiede and Brooks, 2018;Van Hook et al, 2004), as well as the migration patterns of the poor (Allard and Danziger, 2000;Christiaensen et al, 2019;Cushing, 2005;Foulkes and Newbold, 2008;Foulkes and Schafft, 2010;Frey, 1995;Frey et al, 1996;Levine and Zimmerman, 1999). Unlike the consistent findings of higher fertility and mortality among those in poverty, research on the migration of the poor has been more varied in findings and focus.…”

“…The work most methodologically aligned with the framework presented in this paper focuses on the role population composition plays in determining the level of poverty within regions (Chapman and Bernstein, 2003;Christiaensen et al, 2019;Foulkes and Schafft, 2010;Joo, 2013;Wright, 1996).…”

The Poverty Balancing Equation: Expressing Poverty of Place as a Population Process

“…The work that is most meth od o log i cally aligned with the frame work presented here focuses on the role of pop u la tion com po si tion in deter min ing the level of pov ertywithinregions(ChapmanandBernstein2003; Christiaensen et al 2019;Foulkes and Schafft 2010;Joo 2013;Wright 1996). This work tar gets the effect of migra tion on changes in aggre gate pov erty rates and empir i cally dem on strates how the pov erty rate of a place can change owing to pro cesses besides changes in income.…”

“…There is also a siz able body of work on migra tion and pov erty, both on the pov erty of immi grants (BárcenaMartín and PérezMoreno 2012;Chapman and Bernstein 2003;Crowley et al 2006;Joo 2013;Kazemipur and Halli 2000;Lichter et al 2005;Peri 2011;Raphael and Smolensky 2009;Smith and Ley 2008;ThiedeandBrooks 2018;Van Hook et al 2004) and on the migra tion pat terns of the poor (Allard and Danziger 2000;Christiaensen et al 2019;Cushing 2005;Foulkes and Newbold 2008;Foulkes and Schafft 2010;Frey 1995;Frey et al 1996;Levine and Zimmerman 1999). Unlike the con sis tent fnd ings of research on higher fer til ity and mor tal ity among those liv ing in pov erty, research on the migra tion of the poor has been more var iedinfnd ingsandfocus.Suchresearchrelatedtowel farepol icyhasfocusedon whether gen er ous wel fare pol i cies act as "mag nets" for the poor (Allard and Danziger 2000;Cushing 2005;Frey et al 1996;Levine and Zimmerman 1999).…”