This report surveys a dozen international comparative studies of poverty, income distribution and the elderly in OECD … fare? What is the mix between public and private sources of income? Do the elderly poor remain poor? There is also a …

In this paper we analyze the relationship between the perception of income as satisfying household needs and saving … into one of the groups categorized by the subjective perception of income in relation to the current household disposable … and education of the household head, family characteristics, source of income and place of residence. The analysis of …

possibly an inferior commodity and its income elasticity for the overall sample is negative, although statistically …

and household food consumption expenditure. We use single stage and pooled least squares given the non-availability of … that access to credit does not contribute to the smoothening of household consumption. This observation cuts across …

), and significantly (positive) influenced by income varieble (X2), number of family members (X4), and area of the house (X5). …

well contributory pensions and social allowances reached the poor and to which extent these transfers affected poverty and … weak evidence for multiplier effects for social transfers, but not for pensions. …

rising incidences of health care expenditures over Gdp, this scheme cannot remain fully in charge of the working income of …