Effective Policy for Reducing Poverty and Inequality?

Hilary W. Hoynes⇑ and Ankur J. Patel Hoynes is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. She is also a Research Associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research. Ankur Patel is a Financial Economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Hilary Hoynes, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley, 2607 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720 (hoynes{at}berkeley.edu).