In this paper, we analyse different measures of asset and income poverty using micro-data for 15 euro area countries … from the 2010 Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). We are particularly interested in the way in which specific … definitions of income and wealth poverty affect the number and socio-demographic characteristics of poor households, as well as …

are significant differences regarding the marital status, the presence of at least one child in the household and whether … the household is located in a former West or East German federal state. Married couples and couples with children are …

poverty indices using SOEP data from 1991-2012. We distinguish between parental and publicly provided childcare, which is an … increasingly important in-kind benefit in Germany. We find that both multidimensional inequality and poverty declined as expanded …

poverty. We provide two empirical applications of our measure. First, we analyze the development of inequality in the US from …

be regarded as "fair" we compare the equivalent incomes of eight different household types. Using the concepts of system … in the high income brackets tend to be privileged. The equity in the treatment of a household type is not only affected … by the amount but also by the distribution of income between the household members. Based on these results we can state a …

social programs, savings and the labor supplies of all adult household members. The optimal policy mix focuses mainly on … Social Assistance, which provides a permanent universal household income oor, with a minor role for temporary earnings …-related Unemployment Insurance. Reecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …