It is widely held that people who work have no difficulty in avoiding poverty and guaranteeing their family a decent … people, sometimes even working full time. But, previous studies have failed to consider the extent of poverty among the … active and inactive poor people. Estimating Gini indices and poverty gaps for those groups gives a different idea of the …

regard to greater inequality and/or higher poverty levels? Aspects such as social security coverage rates and how …

children in large families more likely to be in poverty than children in smaller families? Aggregate and survey microdata from … Western countries. The analysis finds, not surprisingly, that children in large families are more likely to be in poverty than … allowances to larger families, the probability of children being in poverty does not increase with family size once parents …

The paper investigates the definition of equity-regarding poverty measures when there are different household types in … the population. It derives the implications of a between-type regressive transfer principle for poverty measures, for the … choice of poverty lines and for the measurement of living standard. The role of equivalence scales which are popular in …

While all nations value low poverty, high levels of economic self-reliance, and equality of opportunity for younger … self-reliance (earned incomes), family support, and government support to avoid poverty. This paper is designed to examine … these differences in greater detail. We begin by reviewing international concepts and measures of poverty, as they relate to …

poverty ordering of the countries. …

This paper investigates the real living standards and poverty status of United States children in the 1990's compared … child poverty rates in the United States compared with other nations. Demographic factors and the effectiveness of tax and … transfer policies in reducing child poverty are also explored. The paper concludes with a discussion of results and their …

In our paper we present a comparative analysis of the effects of family policy measures on poverty patterns in the … poverty, in particular that of the youngest generation. Economic well-being of families is a result of a whole complex of …, followed by a short description of poverty in the observed countries. In these parts of the paper we draw on our earlier work …