Child poverty dynamics in seven nations
This paper compares child poverty dynamics cross-nationally using panel data from seven nations: the USA, Britain, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Hungary and Russia. As well as using standard relative poverty definitions the paper examines flows into and out of the poorest fifth of the childrens income distribution. We find significant (but not total) uniformity in patterns of income mobility and poverty dynamics across the seven countries. The key exception is Russia, where the economic transition has led to a much higher degree of mobility. Interestingly, the USA, which has the highest level of relative poverty among the rich nations, has a mobility rate which, if anything, is less than that of the other nations.
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2000
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Authors: | Bradbury, Bruce ; Jenkins, Stephen P. ; Micklewright, John |
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Colchester : University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) |
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freely available
Series: | ISER Working Paper Series ; 2000-39 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/92034 [Handle] RePEc:ese:iserwp:2000-39 [RePEc] |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331676
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