Mollie Orshansky
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| Gender | Female |
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| Date of birth | January 9,1915 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Bronx |
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| Died | Manhattan |
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| United States | |
| Known for | Developed the official measurement of poverty used by the U.S. government |
| Education | American University |
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| ID | 3508433 |
Mollie Orshansky Life story
Mollie Orshansky was an American economist and statistician who, in 1963–65, developed the Orshansky Poverty Thresholds, which are used in the United States as a measure of the income that a household must not exceed to be counted as poor.