Appalachia and the Legacy of the War on Poverty:
A Research Agenda

Background
Appalachia was on the front line of anti-poverty policy in the 1960s, but four decades later a large swath of the region remains mired in persistent poverty. This working conference brings together leading economists and demographers to assist UKCPR in establishing a research agenda to help us better understand long-term poverty in Appalachia and to identify potential policy options. 

Agenda
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The presenters
Janet Currie, Columbia University
Socioeconomic status, child health, and future outcomes: Lessons for Appalachia

Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Notes on poverty traps and Appalachia

Matthew Kahn, University of California-Los Angeles
Cities, economic development, and the role of place-based policies: Lessons for Appalachia

Daniel Lichter, Cornell University
Family change and poverty in Appalachia

Seth Sanders, Duke University
Inequality and human capital in Appalachia: 1960-2000

The rapporteurs
Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution

Hilary Hoynes, University of California-Davis

Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland