Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Olivier Sterck, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oxford

Michael W. Green, a Wall Street investor, created a buzz in late 2025 by arguing that the U.S. poverty line should be jacked up to US$140,000 for a family of four. Currently, a family of that size has to be eking by on $33,000 a year to qualify as poor in the federal government’s eyes.

His critique builds on a broader debate about how to measure poverty in the United States. The U.S. government has made few changes…

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