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the Greek crisis on inequality and poverty in 2009-2014 using the micro-simulation model EUROMOD. Specifically, the paper …. Relative poverty seems to have increased in 2012, after remaining broadly unchanged in the previous two years; in 2013 it …). This pattern is more pronounced when poverty is measured against an “anchored” benchmark: the proportion of population …
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paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …
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point is afforded by the status of a "focus-axiom" in the measurement of poverty. "Focus" requires that a measure of poverty … poverty indices advanced in the literature satisfy an "income-focus" but not a "population-focus" axiom. This, it is argued in … the present paper, makes for an incoherent underlying conception of poverty. The paper provides examples of poverty …
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The paper describes inequality trends in selected emerging economies (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa) in a range of monetary (i.e. income) and non-monetary dimensions of people’s life (i.e. education, health status, employment and subjective well-being)....
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This chapter reviews definitional issues that arise in assessing the extent of, and change in, poverty in western … industrialized countries, including the choice of resource, level of poverty line and appropriate adjustments for the size and type … market income poverty can have very different poverty rates once taxes and transfers have been received. Cross …
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in poverty and income inequality, up to 2010 or 2011 in most countries. We provide measures of the levels and trends in … each of these areas, as well as an integrated discussion of empirical choices made in the measurement of poverty, overall …
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. While most of the inequality originates from the labour market, wealth – and thus capital income – is also highly concentrated and the tax and transfer system has little...
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Reducing poverty remains an important challenge, and the COVID-19-crisis may further reinforce social vulnerabilities …. Although it has declined lately, relative poverty remains high in international comparison and is distributed unevenly across … particularly affected. A comprehensive approach is required to ensure an effective transition out of poverty and social exclusion …
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This paper compares consumption and income as measures of households' living standards using UK data. It presents evidence that income is likely to be under-recorded for households with low resources. It describes the different impressions one gets about trends in the level and inequality of...
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A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …
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