This study analyses differences in individual-level working poverty determinants between Germany and the UK. These … are particularly affected by in-work poverty in Germany; whereas older workers are more likely to face precarious economic …

In this study, we examined to what extent family policies differently affect poverty among single-parent households and …, family policies reduced poverty to a greater extent among single-parent households. Paid leave more effectively facilitated … the employment of single parents, thereby reducing their poverty more than among two-parent households. Family allowances …

children as well as to reduce child poverty. In this study the authors critically investigate this assertion by simulating a … states we estimate the impact on poverty and on the government budget using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD. The … findings suggest that to achieve significant poverty reductions among young children, both additional childcare slots and …

Like many other "late industrializing" countries, Singapore faces a downward trend in marriage and fertility rates that … have come to be seen as urgent national problems. The Singapore state has made numerous attempts to shape Singaporeans …." The policies have produced norms and values about the "ideal" Singapore family form and the average Singaporean's life …

lives of children and families and how governments respond to economic crises. We calculate child poverty rates before and …, and less unionization. While prior studies have examined within-country and cross-country variation in child poverty …, we quantify the impact that market, social policy transfers, and taxes had on child poverty. Last, within countries, we …