Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans : New Directions in Measurement and Policy

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Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being ; 8

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Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Overview: Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans: New Directions in Policy and Analysis; References; Chapter 2: The European Context: Measuring Social Inclusion in the European Union; Introduction; Poverty and Social Exclusion: How the Concepts Developed in the EU; Poverty and Social Exclusion: Measures and Indicators; Box 2.1 Disparities in median income and the risk-of-poverty incidence; Statistical Sources to Compute Comparable Statistics on Living Conditions: The EU-SILC

A Closer Look at the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Adoption of an EU Target to Reduce Poverty and Social exclusionKey Policy Insights from the Analysis of Poverty and Social Inclusion in the EU Member States; Appendix 1. Current Formulation of the EU Policy Objectives on Social Inclusion; A.1. The Open Method of Coordination for Social Protection and Social Inclusion; Europe 2020 21 : A Broad Definition, with a Strong Focus on Labour Market Integration; Chapter 3: Measuring Poverty in the Western Balkans: Recent Trends and New Challenges; Introduction

Choosing the Most Relevant and Viable ConceptsPicking the Right Tool in a Crowded Box; EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions; Living Standards Measurement Study; Household Budget Surveys; The Transition Toward SILC; Appendix 1; References; Chapter 4: Qualitative Research to Support the Analysis of Social Inclusion in the Western Balkans; Introduction; Designing the Research; Maximising the Value Added; Narrowing the Scope; Designing to Frame the Analysis; Some Insights from the Findings of This Research

Shocks, Coping Among Poorer Households and Possible Exclusionary Mechanisms Linked to Social AssistancePossible Exclusionary Mechanisms Linked to Social Assistance and the Disadvantage of Being Roma; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Strategies for Coping with Economic Shocks; References; Chapter 5: Updating Poverty Maps Between Censuses: A Case Study of Albania; Introduction; Methodology; The SAE or Poverty-Mapping Technique; Updating Poverty Maps with Counterfactual Population Distributions (CM); Updating Poverty Maps with Time-Invariant Variables (TIM); Data; Estimation Strategy; Results

Discussion on ValidityConclusion; References; Chapter 6: Social Exclusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Introduction; Chapter 6: Social Exclusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Data Description; The Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Profile; At-Risk-of-Poverty Profile; Material Deprivation; An Aside: The Individual Variable Capturing Material Deprivation; Material Deprivation Profile; Low Work Intensity Households; The Relationship Between Poverty Risk, Material Deprivation and Low Work Intensity

The Relation Between the at Risk of Poverty and Exclusion Indicator and a Consumption-Based Poverty Measure

1. Poverty and exclusion in the Western Balkans: new directions in policy and analysis -- 2. The European context: measuring social inclusion in the European Union -- 3. Recent trends in measurement of poverty and exclusion in Western Balkans -- 4. Qualitative research to support the analysis of social inclusion in the Western Balkans -- 5. Further Updating Poverty Mapping: the case of Albania -- 6. Insights from material deprivation indicators in Bosnia Herzegovina -- 7. Measuring Social Inclusion in Serbia and in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -- 8. Measuring Subjective Well-Being of Social Assistance Recipients in Serbia -- 9. Exclusion from formal jobs in the Western Balkans - the role of labor taxes and social benefits -- 10. Not Just Education: Gender Wage Gap in the Albanian Labor Market Through Occupational Segregation, Work Experience, and Child Care -- 11. How has internal migration in Albania affected the receipt of transfers from family and friends? -- 12. Together or Apart: Exploring Attitudes Towards Ethnic Cohabitation in Post-Independence Kosovo -- 13. Social Safety Nets in the Western Balkans: Design, Implementation and Performance -- 14. The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the Western Balkans -- 15. Simulating distributional and poverty outcomes of the new law on social welfare in Serbia -- 16. Improving the Targeting of Social Assistance in Albania: evidence from micro-simulations​.

10.1007/978-1-4614-4945-4 [DOI]

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