In this paper we examine the concept of "vulnerability" (Townsend 1994) within thecontext of income mobility of the … have the greatest impact on consumption, incomparison to shocks to the income stream. Quantile-specific estimates … income stream. The estimates are foundto be robust to household composition and year-specific shocks.[...] …

In this paper we explore the association between family income and children’s cognitive ability (IQ and school … characteristics and home environments of low income children in accounting for different outcomes. Using rich cohort data from the UK … psychological functioning. We also find some some aspects of the environment of higher income households hinder child development …

This paper argues that our understanding of income and poverty dynamicsbenefits from taking a life cycle perspective. A … experiencing rising, falling, orother income trajectories. Using ten waves of the British Household PanelSurvey, we analyse the … income trajectories of people at different stages in theirlives in order to build a picture of income dynamics over the whole …

theory is that a household’s standard of livingis a function of income and needs. The extra costs of disability can be … derivedby comparing the standard of living of households with and without disabledmembers at a given income, having controlled … results, we compare and contrastthree different income distributions which differ in their adjustment for the extracosts of …

The paper analyses changes in poverty in Britain since 1997. A povertylevel of 60 percent of median equivalised income … Survey, on which government estimatesof Households Below Average Income are based. There was a smallreduction in poverty …