When empirically measuring poverty, there are various decisions to be made, which might have considerable implications … distinction between the different stages of poverty measurement: measuring living standards, defining the poverty threshold, and … constructing aggregate poverty measures. For each of these stages, an overview of the most important approaches and choices will be …

When discussed in public, poverty is often equated with relative income poverty. However, to define poverty exclusively … in terms of low income is to see it too narrowly. The at-risk-of-poverty rate, the proportion of the population earning … and Bulgaria come out worst. Germany has a slightly below-average at-risk-of-poverty rate, putting it in the middle of the …

When empirically measuring poverty, there are various decisions to be made, which might have considerable implications … distinction between the different stages of poverty measurement: measuring living standards, defining the poverty threshold, and … constructing aggregate poverty measures. For each of these stages, an overview of the most important approaches and choices will be …

When discussed in public, poverty is often equated with relative income poverty. However, to define poverty exclusively … in terms of low income is to see it too narrowly. The at-risk-of-poverty rate, the proportion of the population earning … and Bulgaria come out worst. Germany has a slightly below-average at-risk-of-poverty rate, putting it in the middle of the …

The current contribution presents poverty indicators for West and East Germany for the years 1995 and 2009. The … years. As the results show, old age poverty has increased in both parts in Germany with East German women being an exception …

We analyze 14 qualitative interviews with persons living in relative income poverty in urban and rural areas of … Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The interviews were conducted in 2013/14. We show how poverty affects everyday life. Poverty is less … our respondents from urban and rural areas we find that coping with poverty is harder for those living in rural areas …

Poverty is a broad term. The criteria that define poverty are a contentious issue. Just over nine per cent of the … cent of the population are at risk of poverty. A glance at the different methods of calculation explains this large … calculations to determine the number of people at risk of poverty, and to use this figure for managing poverty reduction policies. …

We analyze 14 qualitative interviews with persons living in relative income poverty in urban and rural areas of … Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The interviews were conducted in 2013/14. We show how poverty affects everyday life. Poverty is less … our respondents from urban and rural areas we find that coping with poverty is harder for those living in rural areas …