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Determinants of Income Mobility and Household Poverty Dynamics in South Africa

Woolard, Ingrid; Klasen, Stephan - 2004

In this paper we analyse household income mobility dynamics among Africans in South Africa?s most populous province, Kwazulu-Natal, between 1993 and 1998. Compared to industrialized and most developing countries, mobility has been quite high, as might have been expected after the transition in...

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On the definition and measurement of chronic poverty

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2007

As an alternative to the conventional methods for measuring chronic poverty, this paper proposes an interpersonal comparable measure of permanent income as a basis for defining and measuring chronic poverty. This approach accounts for the fact that individuals regularly undertake inter-period...

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Income satisfaction and deprivation in Spain

Labeaga, José María; Molina, José Alberto; Navarro, … - 2007

The first objective of our paper is to identify the determinants of income satisfaction in Spain, with one of these being relative deprivation, and the second is to measure this relative deprivation, in both monetary and satisfaction terms. To that end, we use data from the eight waves of the...

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Welfare reform: The US experience

Moffitt, Robert - 2008

The reform of the cash-based welfare program for single mothers in the US which occurred in the 1990s was the most important since its inception in 1935. The reforms imposed credible and enforceable work requirements into the program for the first time, as well as establishing time limits on...

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Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe : A Comparison of Labour Market Attitudes, Educational Achievement and Poverty between East and West

Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2005

BSP und einem erheblichen Anstieg von Armut und Einkommensungleichheit geführt. Ein großer Teil der Literatur vertritt die … wesentliche Bedeutung zukommt, zu bewerten: Arbeitsmarkt, Bildung und Armut. Große und komplexe Datensätze zu Einstellungen und … Auffassung, daß mehr Frauen als Männer während des Transformationsprozesses in Armut gefallen sind, zeigt der „economic well …

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Coronabedingte Ungleichheit und Armut in Deutschland: Überschätzt oder unterschätzt?

Dauderstädt, Michael - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 102 (2022) 1, pp. 64-66

Recent data from EU-SILC and Destatis seemed to indicate a dramatic increase in German inequality and poverty in the pandemic year 2020. But Destatis had changed its data collection method. Based on several studies, it is likely that the actual rise has been much weaker while the previous data...

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Multidimensional polarization of income and wealth: The extent and intensity of poverty and affluence

Scherg, Bettina - 2014

Einkommen und Vermögen leisten einen wichtigen Beitrag zur individuellen ökonomischen Wohlfahrt, da sie eine wichtige … Grundlagen für den Konsum von Gütern sind. Aufgrund einer zunehmenden Ungleichheit ist die Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen … politischen Aufmerksamkeit gerückt. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist, das Ausmaß und die Intensität der Polarisation von Einkommen und …

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Trade, Standards, and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal

Maertens, Miet; Swinnen, Johan F. M. - 2007

An emerging literature on standards, global supply chains, and development argues that enhanced quality and safety standards are major trade barriers for developing country exports and cause the marginalization of small businesses and poor households in developing countries. This paper is the...

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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger? The Impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic on Economic Performance in Sweden

Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese; Pichler, Stefan - 2012

We study the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on economic performance in Sweden. The pandemic was one of the severest and deadliest pandemics in human history, but it has hitherto received only scant attention in the economic literature - despite important implications for modern-day...

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Earnings, income and poverty among welfare leavers in Sweden

Persson, Anna - 2011

Given the trend towards more active policies on reducing the take-up of welfare benefits, the consequences of leaving welfare on individual well-being constitutes a significant issue. This paper studies the disposable income and poverty among welfare leavers in Sweden during 19 years...

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