College of Education and Human Ecology
Please join Dr. Kalee Burns, who is an Economist for the U.S. Census, for a discussion of recent findings published by the Census regarding childhood poverty.
Census Report: Child Poverty Fell to Record Low 5.2% in 2021
Dr. Kalee Burns is an economist at the Poverty Statistics Branch within the Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division at the U.S. Census Bureau. Dr. Burns completed her Ph.D. in Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
Dr. Burns has authored and co-authored research articles on the Supplemental Poverty Measure in the U.S., migration constraints and job opportunities, social capital and entrepreneurship, and gentrification and amenities.
Her research interests include Urban and Regional Economics and Labor Economics.