The aim of this study is to give a broad picture of the income distribution and the level of inequality and poverty in … distribution of income, with high levels of inequality associated with high poverty rates. These main findings are not influenced … Portugal as revealed by the two most recent family surveys produced by the Portuguese Statistical Office: the European …

point we make two contributions. First we quantify the phenomena of poverty, richness, and inequality in housing comfort …With data for Portugal we propose an index of housing comfort based on the Household Budget Survey. This index covers …. Second, using an ordered probit model, we evaluate the determinants of housing comfort in Portugal. The results show …

The aim of this paper is to estimate the impact on the distribution of household income and poverty of the 2010 reform … of the law that establish the non-contributory social benefits entitlement conditions in Portugal, with particular … monetary poverty. The change in the size of government expenditure required to finance these programs will also be estimated. …

The Portuguese elderly poverty rate has decreased significantly in recent years as elderly incomes have increased, and … inequality and material deprivation levels have converged to their national levels. This paper investigates whether this improved … situation is widespread across the elderly, but concludes that it is heterogeneous with poverty pockets subsisting. In …

income distribution and to evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting situations of poverty and social exclusion …. We estimate its impact on the distribution of household incomes and poverty as well as the amount of government … are eligible to receive the GMI. The programme has a small but positive impact on reducing inequality. Similarly, analysis …

distribution in Portugal, and discuss its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting poverty and social exclusion in the country. We … measure its impact on the distribution of household incomes and poverty, as well as the amount of government expenditure … programme has a small but positive impact on reducing inequality. Furthermore, the analysis of the effectiveness of the GMI …

Development Index (IHDI), the Gender Inequality Index (GII), and a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The paper introduces …The 20th Human Development Report (HDR) issued in 2010 presents several new indices: the Inequality-adjusted Human … incorporating inequality aversion by choosing a respective parameter. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 …

Analysen zu Einkommensungleichheit, Armut und Mobilität in Deutschland basieren überwiegend auf den Mikrodaten der … Bildungscharakteristika gibt, was einen nicht unerheblichen Einfluss auf Ausmaß und Struktur von Ungleichheit und Armut haben kann. Während in …

poverty. The analyses are based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which provides detailed annual … information on incomes starting in the mid-1980s. Results show that increased inequality is mainly in pre-governmental income and … increasing labor market inequality is further intensified by decreasing redistributive activities of private households. Intra …

evolution of rural poverty and inequality in Latin America since the early 1980's. The authors conclude that after 20 years of … changes both in poverty rates and in the distribution of income. The authors discuss the territorial dimension of inequality … rural territories afflicted by poverty and inequality; (b) "territorializing" these investments so that they respond to …