Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of seven aspects of rising inequality that are usually discussed separately …: changes in labor’s share of income; inequality at the bottom of the income distribution, including labor mobility; skill …-biased technical change; inequality among high incomes; consumption inequality; geographical inequality; and international differences …

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …

This paper analyses relative income poverty in Australia of individuals aged 15 or more, based on the HILDA Survey data …. Australia has above-average poverty rates among OECD countries, but poverty has decreased in the last 15 years. Certain groups … are more at risk than others. People living alone and lone parents are at higher risk of poverty. Old people in Australia …

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …

This chapter is concerned with issues arising from the construction of ethical measures of inequality and poverty. The … recent literature on measurement of inequality and poverty emphasizes the close connection between social welfare functions … and ethical indices of inequality and poverty. This chapter surveys the main issues in this literature. In particular, we …