genuine state dependence in poverty. We also provide estimates of low income transition rates and lengths of poverty and non-poverty …

genuine state dependence in poverty. We also provide estimates of low income transition rates and lengths of poverty and non-poverty …

persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … poor individuals stayed in poverty for two years on average. In East Germany, the contribution of the permanent component … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty …

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 …

, and on the child poverty rate. A static microsimulation model specifically designed for the purposes of comparative fiscal … them? And third, what impact do measures of public resources for children have on child poverty rates? -- poverty …

We assess the impact of redistributive policy on child poverty across 29 European welfare states, using EU SILC 2005 … children. Pensions are generally neglected in analyses on child poverty, but are relevant through the presence of two … substantially contribute to the household income of children from multigenerational households. This ambiguous result signals a …