The paper considers child poverty in rich English-speaking countries – the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK …, and Ireland. Do all these countries really stand out from other OECD countries for their levels of child poverty, as is … sometimes assumed? And what policies have they adopted to address the problem? ?Poverty? is interpreted broadly and hence the …

them? And third, what impact do measures of public resources for children have on child poverty rates? …The objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of fiscal policy on the economic resources available to children …, and on the child poverty rate. A static microsimulation model specifically designed for the purposes of comparative fiscal …

poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are … stated. The second objective is to take stock of child poverty and changes in child poverty in the majority of OECD countries … formulate a number of suggestions for the setting of credible targets for the elimination of child poverty in the rich countries …

This paper documents levels and changes in child poverty rates in 12 OECD countries using data from the Luxembourg … the relative role of income transfers from the state in determining the magnitude and direction of change in child poverty … child poverty, changes in child poverty, and the impact of public policy in North America and Europe. …

household resources, though not enough to avoid a very large extent of child poverty compared to what is found in traditional … have more command over household resources. Baseline results on children's shares are robust to using alternative …Poverty measures in developing countries often ignore the distribution of resources within families and the gains from …

family allowances, non-contributory child benefits and tax credits or allowances) on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain …The drive to reduce child poverty is of particular interest in southern Europe, where the subsidiary role of the State … in matters of family policy has implied that programmes of public assistance to poor families with children are often …

long run labour market success of children is related to that of their parents is examined. The rich countries differ … significantly in the extent to which parental economic status is related to the labour market success of children in adulthood. The …

quality (in the form of health outcomes) and the number of children in the family at a time when genuine poverty still existed … the heights of children. No such effects are found for the body mass index (BMI). We find that household income per capita …This paper examines effects of socio-economic conditions on the standardised heights and body mass index of children in …

In the Italian public debate growing attention has been recently paid to ?household impoverishment?. Subjective …, estimates based on the Bank of Italy?s Survey of Household Income and Wealth reveal a surprising stability of income …

We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally …