Mollie Orshansky was an American economist and statistician, best known for her work in the field of poverty measurement in the United States. She is particularly recognized for developing the Orshansky poverty thresholds in the 1960s, which provided a statistical basis for determining the poverty line. Orshansky's approach involved calculating income levels needed to meet basic food requirements and then adjusting them for family size and other factors.
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