In this study, we examined to what extent family policies differently affect poverty among single-parent households and …, family policies reduced poverty to a greater extent among single-parent households. Paid leave more effectively facilitated … the employment of single parents, thereby reducing their poverty more than among two-parent households. Family allowances …

) relates to Black-White inequality in poverty among single mother households and among married with children households in the … households. Among married parent households, the racial gap in poverty is more pronounced where the legacy of slavery is stronger … poverty among individuals within the same family structure. Background: Family structure is a dominant explanation for racial …

decreasing recently in Japan. In Japan and Taiwan even in households cohabiting with children, the poverty rates and income …We examine the poverty rates and the income configurations among Japan and the LIS countries. The LIS countries are … Germany, Italy, the UK, Denmark, the US, and Taiwan. We divide household including elderly into five types: living alone …

Changes in household structures and employment patterns alter the balance between households with an above- versus a … below-average poverty risk while also affecting relative income poverty thresholds. Examining eleven countries for which … household composition and employment exhibited some common features but also very substantial variation. The share of single …

the prevalence of negative and zero incomes, and their implications for inequality and poverty measurement relying on 57 … and zero incomes and assesses the distributional impacts of alternative correction methods on poverty and inequality …. Using detailed information on expenditure, we conclude that households with negative incomes are typically as well off as …

. I analyze disposable household income data (after taxes and transfers) from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) and other …

Equivalence scales are often used to adjust household income for differences in characteristics that affect needs. For … those implied by the ‘square root of household size’ equivalence scale. Our results have important implications when …

This study evaluates the employment impact of disability anti-discrimination laws in OECD countries. The study focuses … which is considered a critical factor regarding the effects of disability anti-discrimination laws. Using the Luxembourg … relevant theories. Empirical analyses using multilevel models reveal that during 2000-2010 the introduction of disability anti …

Our study contributes to the discussion on the impact of imputed rent on poverty. In this paper, we address the issue … poverty among retirees, who are considered to be an economically vulnerable group. We employ the Luxembourg Income Study … database (wave X) to compare the situation of elderly households in seventeen countries in this respect. The results obtained …

overview of poverty among all households and among those with children, presenting multiple poverty measures (relative and …We draw on LIS' various resources to sketch a portrait of child poverty in upper-income countries. We first summarize … past LIS-based scholarship on child poverty, highlighting studies that seek to explain cross-national variation in child …