poverty, examining alternative income poverty and consumption poverty, which have conceptual and empirical advantages as … measures of the well-being of the poor. We find that both income and consumption poverty are sensitive to macroeconomic … conditions. A one percentage point increase in unemployment is associated with an increase in the after-tax income poverty rate …

poverty, examining alternative income poverty and consumption poverty, which have conceptual and empirical advantages as … measures of the well-being of the poor. We find that both income and consumption poverty are sensitive to macroeconomic … conditions. A one percentage point increase in unemployment is associated with an increase in the after-tax income poverty rate …

as the labour market tightens. When the local unemployment rate is high, young adults from a disadvantaged background are …

as the labour market tightens. When the local unemployment rate is high, young adults from adisadvantaged background are …