this paper) using EUROMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union. This relies on harmonised household …

consistent results, in terms of both inequality measures and poverty rates. To the extent that the results differ, we explore the …

The at-risk-of-poverty rate (AROP) is one of the three indicators used for monitoring progress towards the Europe 2020 … poverty and social exclusion reduction target. Timeliness of this indicator is crucial for monitoring of the social situation …, estimates of the number of people at risk of poverty are published with a significant delay. This paper extends and updates …

consistent results, in terms of both inequality measures and poverty rates. To the extent that the results differ, we explore the …