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Child poverty and changes in child poverty in rich countries since 1990
Chen, Wen-Hao; Corak, Miles - 2005
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272015
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Do Europe's minimum income schemes provide adequate shelter against the economic crisis and how, if at all, have governments responded?
Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Van Mechelen, Natascha - 2011
, social safety nets in Europe remain far below widely accepted poverty thresholds, including the EU's own official measure. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282192
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The impact of tax and transfer systems on children in the European Union
Corak, Miles; Lietz, Christine; Sutherland, Holly - 2005
, and on the child poverty rate. A static microsimulation model specifically designed for the purposes of comparative fiscal … them? And third, what impact do measures of public resources for children have on child poverty rates? …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267303
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Principles and practicalities for measuring child poverty in the rich countries
Corak, Miles - 2005
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267535
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The Relationship between Income Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation
Heshmati, Almas - 2004
the causal relationships between income inequality, poverty and globalisation. Inequality is negatively correlated to … globalisation, and globalisation reduces poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262026
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The social impact of globalization in the developing countries
Lee, Eddy; Vivarelli, Marco - 2006
and absolute poverty alleviation, although some important counter-examples emerge. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267341
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Middlemen, non-profits, and poverty
Chau, Nancy H.; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - 2009
In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a fair-trade premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269504
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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? A microsimulation study for Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2008
In view of rising wage inequality and increasing poverty, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become … ineffective in reducing poverty, even if it led to a substantial increase in hourly wages at the bottom of the wage distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268677
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Child Poverty and Changes in Child Poverty in Rich Countries Since 1990
Chen, Wen-Hao; Corak, Miles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233815
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Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?
Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Van Mechelen, Natascha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
, social safety nets in Europe remain far below widely accepted poverty thresholds, including the EU's own official measure. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416941