What is “Poverty”? (And How Do We Measure Progress?)

This panel, a part of CWF’s 2017 Symposium titled “Encountering the Poor: A Feminine Lens on the Problem of Poverty”, featured Catherine Pakaluk, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of America, and Maria Sophia Aguirre, Ordinary Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of America. Prof. Pakaluk kicked off the symposium with foundational information during her talk, Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Prof. Aguirre delved deeper into economics with her talk, Inequality and Growth: Exploring a Relational Dimension.