The economic crisis affecting Cyprus is likely to have considerable impact on the income distribution. Our analysis … government of Cyprus and the consortium of international lenders which is expected in spring 2013. Specifically, we simulate the … ceteris paribus impact of the reforms on inequality and poverty as well as estimate how the burden of austerity has been …

, the percentage of registered workers, and labour earnings increased; and all poverty and inequality indicators decreased …

-crisis levels. Most poverty and inequality indicators fell over the period. …

2012 at a better level than at the beginning of the decade, with the exceptions of labour earnings and some poverty …

improvements in almost all labour market indicators and consequent reductions in poverty rates. Across countries, economic growth … reductions in poverty were strongly related to improvements in earnings and employment indicators. Although the 2008 crisis …