We examine the poverty rates and the income configurations among Japan and the LIS countries. The LIS countries are Germany, Italy, the UK, Denmark, the US, and Taiwan. We divide household including elderly into five types: living alone, couples only, living with their married children, living...

Losing a job has always been understood as one of the most important causes of downward social mobility in modern societies. And it's only gotten worse in recent years, as the weakening position of workers has made re-entering the labour market even tougher. "The Impact of Losing Your Job"...

Am 1. Oktober 2008 trat das "Gesetz zur Änderung des Bundeskindergeldgesetzes" in Kraft. Inhalt ist die Verbesserung des Kinderzuschlags. Die Bundesregierung erhofft sich, dass durch die Neugestaltung mehr als doppelt so viele Kinder und Familien erreicht werden wie bisher. Mit der...