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Luke Shaefer - National Leading Scholar of Poverty & Social Welfare Policy;
Professor of Social Justice, Social Policy, Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School; Co-Director of Rx Kids & Author

Luke Shaefer

Profile updated January 20, 2026
LocationTravels from Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Luke was an excellent speaker for our event. I appreciated that he was able to meet with a small group the day before to discuss RX Kids and then he and his wife joined us for dinner.

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The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America - Book by Luke Shaefer

The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America” (2023)

Three of the nation’s top scholars ­– known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their attention from the country’s poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America’s most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities that get the most notice. Instead, nearly all are rural. Little if any attention has been paid to these places or to the people who make their lives there.

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America - Book by Luke Shaefer

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” (2016)

Through this book’s eye-opening analysis and many compelling profiles, moving and startling answers emerge. $2.00 a Day delivers provocative ideas to our national debate on income inequality.

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