This study examines developments in the distribution of disposable income and poverty for 13 OECD countries over the … past one to two decades. It finds that income inequality and poverty have increased in about half of the countries. However …

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 …

The purpose of this research is to examine the contribution of unemployment to income inequality and poverty in various …. However, it seems clear that the unemployed are among those with the highest risk of experiencing poverty …

This paper summarizes trends and driving factors in income distribution and poverty in 21 OECD Member countries … transfers in the incomes of poorer working-age adults increased in all countries. With a few exceptions, relative poverty rates … remained broadly stable over the last ten years, while poverty based on constant income thresholds fell in most countries in …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

This report provides evidence on income distribution and poverty in 27 OECD countries over the second half of the 1990s …. Patterns for income distribution and relative poverty in the second half of the 1990s - a period of significant improvement in …

The analysis presented in this paper indicates that OECD member countries differ significantly in terms of the poverty … rate of older retired persons. Making use of the OECD Income Distribution Database and a country-specific relative poverty …. Countries with low poverty rates for the elderly generally have a good social safety net in the form of a basic pension (e …