, evidence on how these institutions shape poverty rates across developed economies remains surprisingly scarce. It would be a … mistake, though, to believe that the relationship between earnings inequalities and poverty is straightforward. Indeed …, whereas earnings inequalities are measured at the individual level, poverty is calculated at the household level using …

We use the 2012-2018 China Family Panel Studies data to examine the relationship between household energy poverty and … probability of being an entrepreneur. The results are robust to various checks, including alternative measures of energy poverty … estimation methods and potential omitted variable bias. We also explore the channels through which energy poverty influences …

We interpret social transfers broadly as a set of measures to reduce or relieve poverty, and study how well this … the countries for a range of definitions of the poverty threshold. The methods are also applied to two subpopulations of …

rising poverty. As the crisis gained momentum, the action of automatic stabilisation mechanisms built into the national tax …

The paper analyzes the effects of individual and household characteristics on current poverty status, while controlling … for initial conditions, past poverty status and unobserved heterogeneity in 14 European Countries for the period 1994 … very important policy implications, since if the former is the main cause of poverty it is of paramount importance to break …

extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

recent economic research on the welfare state and anti-poverty policy in rich countries, and explore their implications. We … begin with the conceptualisation and measurement of poverty, before sketching out some core features and approaches to the … welfare state and anti-poverty policies. We then focus on the central plank of the modern welfare state's efforts to address …

poverty and inequality and avoid exclusion before, during and after periods of economic shocks. To achieve this goal, the … outcomes in core socio-economic outcomes such as poverty and exclusion risks. However, labour market integration shows some …

analysis in which we control for relevant characteristics. We do find evidence of higher rates of poverty among immigrants … protecting immigrants from poverty across Europe …