, child poverty remains high as compared to other EU countries, possibly pointing to a weaker role of the public sector in … support also reduces poverty intensity and incidence, although not to a large extent. …

developed. Subsequently, on the basis of LIS data the effectiveness and efficiency in reducing poverty through social assistance …

reducing poverty through social assistance payments are calculated using several measures of poverty for five selected EU … poverty alleviation, the results provide some evidence that extremely centralised systems are more effective with regard to …

The paper considers child poverty in rich English-speaking countries – the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK …, and Ireland. Do all these countries really stand out from other OECD countries for their levels of child poverty, as is … sometimes assumed? And what policies have they adopted to address the problem? ?Poverty? is interpreted broadly and hence the …

price surge and various policy options on the performance of the main macroeconomic indicators as well as on poverty …

price surge and various policy options on the performance of the main macroeconomic indicators as well as on poverty … targeting of the poor population. -- Food subsidy ; agriculture ; price shock ; poverty ; Ukraine ; Egypt …

Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …

reducing poverty through social assistance payments are calculated using several measures of poverty for five selected EU … poverty alleviation, the results provide some evidence that extremely centralised systems are more effective with regard to …

poverty in the global South. These programmes currently reach more than 860 million people worldwide. This paper focuses on … three policy questions: first, do programme objectives address chronic poverty? Second, are programme design features – the … social transfers encourages strong expectations on its potential role in addressing long-term poverty, but that this can only …

Taxes and transfers can have significant impacts on poverty and inequality. All standard measures are by definition … transfers can lower inequality and poverty (including the severity of poverty) but still make a subgroup of the poor worse off … when standard poverty and inequality indicators decline and overall taxes are progressive …