Molly Orshansky

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3 mentions 1 recordings first heard Sep 2026 last heard yesterday ↑3 vs the 6 months before

Economist who created the official poverty measure in the 1960s

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Peak in the week of 17 Sep — 3 mentions across 1 series.

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Justin WolfersPlatypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · What Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty? | The Professor Is ... · 3:46 · yesterday
…So the official measure, that was Molly Yoshansky.…
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Justin WolfersPlatypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · What Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty? | The Professor Is ... · 1:56 · yesterday
…I'm going to spend a moment on Molly.…
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Justin WolfersPlatypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · What Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty? | The Professor Is ... · 1:48 · yesterday
…the official poverty measure, which is the one you were just describing, the one that goes back to Molly Orshansky in the nineteen sixties working at the Social Security Administration.…
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