The persistence of income poverty and life-style deprivation: Evidence from Italy

Francesco Devicienti (), Valentina Gualtieri and Mariacristina Rossi
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Valentina Gualtieri: Institute for the Development of Vocational Training for Workers

No 229, Working Papers from ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality

Abstract: This article estimates poverty persistence over an individual's lifetime, using two definitions: income poverty and a multidimensional index of life-style deprivation. We stressed the ability of the two definitions to provide a generally consistent characterization of poverty persistence risks faced by various population subgroups, but also the additional insights to be gained by analyzing the two definitions in parallel in a longitudinal context. The results of multiple-spell hazard rate models highlight the weaknesses of the Italian labour market, the insufficiencies of the existing social security system and the deep territorial dualism in generating persistent poverty for certain groups of the population.

Keywords: Income poverty; multidimensional deprivation; poverty persistence; hazard-rate models; multiple spells. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2011
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Journal Article: THE PERSISTENCE OF INCOME POVERTY AND LIFESTYLE DEPRIVATION: EVIDENCE FROM ITALY (2014)
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