Eligibility and benefits for anti-poverty income transfers in the U.S. are based on both the means and the household … arrangement, and marital status. We find that the U.S. anti-poverty policy distorts the cohabitation/marriage decision of single … current design of anti-poverty income programs, and that the introduction of an EITC deduction on the earnings of secondary …

objectives of higher employment and lower poverty levels. In this paper we present a simulation exercise to examine labour supply … increasing the potential of in-work support to alleviate poverty. …

joint objectives of higher employment and lower poverty levels. In this paper, we present a simulation exercise to examine … distribution, thus increasing the potential of in-work support to alleviate poverty. …

and the prevalence of in-work poverty. We compare two relative measures of in-work poverty: The individual definition … show a positive relationship between involuntary part-time work and in-work poverty according to the household definition …