Income distribution and poverty in Portugal (1994/95)

Carlos Rodrigues

No 1999/04, Working Papers Department of Economics from ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa

Abstract: The aim of this study is to give a broad picture of the income distribution and the level of inequality and poverty in Portugal as revealed by the two most recent family surveys produced by the Portuguese Statistical Office: the European Community Household Panel and the Household Budget Survey. The results obtained consistently point to a very unequal distribution of income, with high levels of inequality associated with high poverty rates. These main findings are not influenced by the choice of survey, revealing a high degree of consistency between the two sources.

Keywords: Income Distribution; Inequality; Poverty; Family Survey; Portugal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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