APA Congressional Briefing on the Psychology of Poverty

On December 2, 2016 APA held a Congressional briefing on The psychology of poverty: How scarce resources affect our behaviors and decisions, and what we can do about it. The briefing included a discussion of the psychological effects of scarcity and an examination of how to alleviate its impact using behavioral science to inform federal programs and legislation. Speakers included Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Chair, Committee on Socioeconomic Status, American Psychological Association; Chye-Ching Huang, LL.M., Senior Tax Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Eldar Shafir, Ph.D., Director, Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy, Princeton University,
Author, Scarcity: The new science of having less, and how it defines our lives; David Yokum, Ph.D., Director, Lab @ DC

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