POVERTY

Mauro Pisu

Chapter 5 in Income Inequality in OECD Countries:What are the Drivers and Policy Options?, 2014, pp 135-161 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Introduction and Main FindingsMain FindingsInternational Comparisons and Poverty TrendsChildren and the Elderly are More Likely to be Poor than the Working-age PopulationWomen are More Likely to be Poor than MenHouseholds with Children are Poorer than Those WithoutPaid Work Reduces but Does not Eliminate PovertyRedistribution StrategiesWork StrategiesPolicies to Reduce Poverty among ChildrenIn-kind Transfers and PovertyReferences

Keywords: Labour Income Inequality; Disposable Income Inequality; Poverty; Top Incomes; Wealth Distribution; Education; Labour Market Institutions; Product Market Regulation; Globalization; Technological Change; Redistribution Through Taxes and Transfers; Quantile Regressions; Cluster Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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