poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are … stated. The second objective is to take stock of child poverty and changes in child poverty in the majority of OECD countries … formulate a number of suggestions for the setting of credible targets for the elimination of child poverty in the rich countries …

Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where … poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile … poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was …

manifest themselves in the process of seeking a real-valued index of poverty which is required to satisfy certain seemingly … constructed. Some properties of a specific ‘group-sensitive’ poverty index are appraised, and the advantage of having a ‘flexible …. The implications of directly incorporating group disparities into the measurement of poverty for poverty comparisons and …

the poverty line across time and countries; (4) The quantitative vs. qualitative approach to poverty measurement; and (5 …The objective of this paper is to review a number of issues related to poverty, while taking stock of the ongoing … research. Most of the remaining unresolved issues in poverty analysis are related directly or indirectly to the dynamics of …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have …-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity - aspects emphasized in prospect theory - to social welfare measurement. We … the differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference …-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity - aspects emphasized in Prospect Theory - to social welfare measurement. We … differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …

Empirical analyses of economic inequality, poverty, and mobility in Germany are, to an increas-ing extent, using … reporting, the EU-SILC data are of great international significance for comparative EU-wide measurement, description, and … analysis in support of the European Commission's stated objective of fighting poverty and reducing social inequality through …

the assessment of poverty and wealth in affluent countries in general from a CA perspective. Third, we show how this … and nonfinancial issues of poverty and wealth within this integrative framework. …

traditional notion of income mobility as well as for mobility around extreme and moderate poverty lines. The estimates suggest … determinants of changes in poverty incidence within cohorts revealed statistically significant roles for age, gender and education … poverty. …

traditional notion of income mobility as well as for mobility around extreme and moderate poverty lines. The estimates suggest … determinants of changes in poverty incidence within cohorts revealed statistically significant roles for age, gender and, to a …