Arbeitspapier
Poverty and Income Inequality: An International Comparison, 1980s and 1990s
During recent years, both policy makers and administrators have become increasingly attentive to the economic distress of the weaker segments of society. In light of this development, many studies, including a number of comparative studies, were conducted both in Israel and throughout the world, for the purpose of measuring poverty incidence and income gaps while examining alternative ways for their reduction. This paper briefly reviews approaches to the measurement of poverty and the equivalence scales employed for the measurement of poverty by Israel, by LIS and by OECD member states. These scales differ in their estimation of the additional income required to compensate a household for the increase in its size and, thereby, maintain its standard of living. The second part of this paper presents the findings of the study.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: LIS Working Paper Series ; No. 166
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Armut
Regionale Einkommensverteilung
Welt
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Awad, Yaser
Israeli, Nirit
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
- (where)
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Luxembourg
- (when)
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1997
- Handle
- Last update
- 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Awad, Yaser
- Israeli, Nirit
- Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Time of origin
- 1997
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