In this paper an alternative approach with regard to poverty measurement is discussed: the so-called decomposition … approach. This method differentiates between various social groups in the sense that for each group a separate poverty line is … traditional poverty measurement to refer to income-independent equivalence scales is principally avoided. Moreover, the further …

shape of the distribution and derived measures of inequality, poverty, and mobility. Using employment histories of German …, starting from year 1991. -- Inequality ; poverty ; mobility ; reference period of income ; monthly, quarterly, and annual …

Extending the traditional income poverty concept by multidimensional poverty has been of growing interest within the … last years. This paper contributes with an analysis of interdependent multidimensional (IMD) poverty intensity of time and … income, which in particular restricts social participation. The interdependency of the multiple poverty dimensions under a …

Which groups have particularly low pension entitlements and are therefore most at risk of poverty in old age …, unemployment, raising children or caring for relatives, all of which result in low pensions. Those who are most at risk of poverty …. In other words, those impoverished while young are most likely to remain impoverished into old age. Poverty among the …

The development of old-age poverty has become an important topic in Germany. Contrary to most studies, a recent report … written by the scientific advisory council at the German Federal Ministry of Economy asserts that old-age poverty will not … problem of old-age poverty, and they plead in favour of further reliable research on the issue. …

inequality and the incidence of poverty are greater in the United States than in Germany. Overall inequality and poverty levels … different results from those using all other scales with respect to the relative income and poverty levels of vulnerable groups … income ; inequality ; poverty …

The official measure to analyse poverty in Germany is the at-risk-of-poverty rate, defined as 60 per cent of the median … that the issue of poverty in Germany generates in the minds of both the government and the public. Especially since it … multidimensional poverty index for Germany that is based on the capability approach. It also introduces a multidimensional happiness …