Income inequality and poverty risks receive a lot of attention in public debates and current research. However, the situation of families that di?er in size and composition is rarely considered more closely in this context. Relevant research typically relies on equivalence scales to make income...

The COVID-19 pandemic placed new constraints and prices on commuting to work around the world. However, traditional methods of measuring household welfare (and, accordingly, poverty and inequality) based on expenditures have not considered these changes. First, we present theory showing...

Die Armutsforschung in der Bundesrepublik hat sich in den letzten Jahren etabliert und kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt. Dennoch lassen sich zwei Lücken in der empirischen Erforschung von Armut benennen. Da gibt es die mangelnde Berücksichtigung der Wohnkosten bei der Messung relativer...