Child Poverty among European Countries and Bulgaria’s Place among Them. Statistical Analysis of Convergence

Iva Raycheva
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Iva Raycheva: University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Ikonomiceski i Sotsialni Alternativi, 2021, issue 3, 37-51

Abstract: Children are one of the most vulnerable socio-demographic groups at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Bulgaria and Romania are emerging as the countries in the European Union with the highest levels of child poverty in 2019. The countries with the lowest values of the indicator are Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Denmark. The study of the dynamics of child poverty in Bulgaria shows a downward trend in the development of the indicator for the 2009-2020 period. The study of convergence between European countries shows convergence between EU Member States in terms of child poverty. It is found that countries with higher initial levels of child poverty tend to decline rapidly and move closer to countries with lower levels. Bulgaria has turned out to be a typical example of a country in which there are relatively higher rates of poverty reduction in the group of children for the study period.

Keywords: convergence; The European Union; child poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 C52 C53 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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