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news-006210		New study contradicts official poverty numbers | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame			.html	text/html	656	17	39	New study contradicts official poverty numbers New study contradicts official poverty numbers Published: September 13, 2012 Author: Brittany Collins Despite official government statistics showing a rise in the number of poor in this country, poverty actually has fallen by 12.5 percentage points in the past 40 years, according to a new study by University of Notre Dame economist James X. Sullivan, whose research examines the consumption, saving and borrowing behavior of poor households in the U.S., and how welfare and tax policy affect the well-being of the poor. University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News ›	cache/news-006210.html	txt/news-006210.txt