The term "family gap" refers to differences in income between households with children and households without children …

state taking child poverty as case of study. I use the LIS Database and cross-nationally compare six countries: Brazil … assess in each country to what extent taxes and government transfers reduce the child poverty generated by the market. I use …: Wave VIII (2010), Wave XIX (2013) and Wave X (2016). I cross-nationally compare the relative child poverty at 40%, 50%, and …

as a whole and three (mutually exclusive and exhaustive) sub-groups: children (and their families); elders; and childless …

-sectional data (around 2000 - wave V and mid of 2000s - wave VI) from the Luxembourg Income Study Database to show current outcomes … affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

-government poverty rates climb by three to four percentage points once we account for households’ medical expenses. We find that …

, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest …) poverty rates are much higher than in the Netherlands (universal minimum pension). Poverty rates are higher for elderly women … inequality in income is higher for men than for women both in Belgium and in the Netherlands. In order to minimize poverty and …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show: a) poverty is negatively associated with the …

reducing poverty through social assistance payments are calculated using several measures of poverty for five selected EU … poverty alleviation, the results provide some evidence that extremely centralised systems are more effective with regard to …