This is a comparative study of poverty rate estimates in five EEC countries. The study compares the poverty estimates from that carried out for Eurostat by the Institute of Social Studies Advisory Service (ISSAS (1990)) with those derived using the income data of the Luxembourg Income Study...

Social transfers vary enormously across the EU, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. This paper analyses the comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the distributional impact of these transfers is greater...