from the Current Population Survey, we show that between 1994 and 2008 the national poverty rate of immigrants fell three … times faster than that of natives (5.4 compared to 1.8 percentage points). The poverty rate of recent immigrants (those in … most important factor behind the U.S. poverty. While this argument is understandable, the blame is misplaced. Using data …

This paper analyses the intergenerational income mobility for natives and immigrants in Switzerland. An IV approach … subgroups of the Swiss population shows strong differences between Swiss and immigrants. Compared to natives, immigrants are … for natives is found to be similar for all income quantiles. Among immigrants, mobility is higher at the lower as well as …

This paper analyses the intergenerational income mobility for natives and immigrants inSwitzerland. An IV approach … Swiss population shows strong differences betweenSwiss and immigrants. Compared to natives, immigrants are more immobile … found to be similar for all income quantiles. Among immigrants, mobility is higherat the lower as well as at the upper end …

This paper analyses the intergenerational income mobility for natives and immigrants in Switzerland. An IV approach … subgroups of the Swiss population shows strong differences between Swiss and immigrants. Compared to natives, immigrants are … for natives is found to be similar for all income quantiles. Among immigrants, mobility is higher at the lower as well as …

Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which … comparison with OECD countries, but it is not strongly enforced. Poverty among pensioners is set to fall in the future with the …

Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which … comparison with OECD countries, but it is not strongly enforced. Poverty among pensioners is set to fall in the future with the …