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Applying augmented survey data to produce more accurate, precise, and internationally comparable estimates of poverty within the 50 United States
Parolin, Zachary - 2017
of American poverty outcomes and a more fruitful integration of the U.S. into comparative research. The augmentations … address three shortcomings in recent poverty research, including (1) severe measurement error in the data from which U ….S. poverty estimates are most often derived, (2) the conceptualizations of poverty adopted within U.S.-centric research, and (3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687333
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US social policy in an era of middle class decline : is it drifting from the poor?
Baird, Katherine - 2014
This paper examines the evolution of the breadth and target of social policy in the US. By analyzing LIS household data from the US, the paper brings fresh evidence to longstanding debates over how inequality influences income redistribution, whether a welfare retrenchment has occurred, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010422880
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Inequality and poverty in the United States : public policies for inclusive growth
Denk, Oliver; Hagemann, Robert P.; Lenain, Patrick; … - 2013
Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … poverty through better targeting of the truly needy while reducing administrative complexity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767746
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Baseline results from EUROMOD : 2006 - 2009 policies
Avram, Silvia; Sutherland, Holly - 2012
headline indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss explanations for differences between …-benefit system ; poverty ; inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009520175
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Government programs and social outcomes : the United States in comparative perspective
Smeeding, Timothy M. (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003362235
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The US earned income tax credit, its effects, and possible reforms
Meyer, Bruce D. (contributor) - 2008
of recipients. I then discuss empirical work on the effects of the EITC on poverty and income distribution, and its … current EITC. -- Welfare reform ; Earned income tax credit ; EITC ; Earnings subsidies ; Tax credits ; Poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003736745
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Trends of poverty and income inequality in cross-national comparison
Ritakallio, Veli-Matti - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013436238
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Pension income inequality : a cohort study in six European countries
Neugschwender, Jörg - 2014
This paper is an empirical overview of inequalities of pension outcomes in six European countries, which are shaped by a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and analyses their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010422868
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Pension institutions and income inequality across European societies : Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
Neugschwender, Jörg - 2015
affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465441