for all the countries of the (old) EU and the USA applying the official measurement methods of the United States (absolute … working out differently depending on the estimation method used. The results of our analysis point out that using a single …

Financial poverty indicators still play an important role in policymaking and evaluation. Countries such as the USA and …

USA use an objective method to estimate official poverty (Orshansky indicator). Although related, each approach portrays … different dimensions of poverty. In this study we compare the official poverty methodologies of the USA and EU by applying them … Study on Income Dynamics (PSID) for the USA, we compare poverty trends in the USA and EU in relative and absolute terms on a …

the elderly, of the families with married couples and single mothers, and the cost of children. Our consumption results …