inequality, to strengthen the current program to fight against poverty in the country. The main result must be to generate …This research analyzes the economic impact of three alternative tax reforms on the Mexican economy, poverty and … greater economic impact and reduce poverty in greater proportion, should increase Oportunidades program funds financed through …

The new Routledge History of Poverty, c. 1450-1800 provides neither a "history" nor a coherent concept of "poverty" and …, based on the idea that the interplay of "labour" and "poverty" (epitomized in the notion of the "labouring poor") forms the … crucial key to the understanding of the decisive long-term theme in the history of poverty and poor relief in Europe from 1350 …

This study aims to analyze the contribution of the minimum wage valorization policy to the reduction in poverty that … occurred in the first decade of the 21st century in Brazil, considering not only the incidence of poverty but also its … contributed to a 38.2% reduction in the proportion of impoverished people, a 39.4% reduction in the intensity of poverty and 40 …

the tax-and-benefit microsimulation model with the discrete labour supply model. Our results show that both individual and …

tax-benefit microsimulation model and a multi-sectoral discrete choice model of labor supply. We consider in-work benefits …

A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …

The poor and the unemployed are politically less interested and active than persons above the poverty line and the … working population. Compared to other European democracies, Germany shows above-average levels of inequality of political … participation. Data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) suggest that this inequality has been increasing in the past …

People with low incomes and job seekers are less interested and active in politics than people above the at-risk-of-poverty … inequality of political participation. Data from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) suggest that this inequality has followed … political participation only as a result of losing their job, nor do those affected by poverty do so due to loss of income …

inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth that can be used to compute these measures from GB2 parameter estimates. An application …

The objective of this study was to examine the role of social security in fighting poverty in Metlaoui, Tunisia, using …