Arbeitspapier
Labour income, social transfers and child poverty
This paper documents the variation in living standards of the poorest fifth of children in rich (and some middle-income) nations, with a focus on the relative importance and interaction of social transfers (net of taxes) and labour market incomes. Overall, the cross-national variation in the disposable income of disadvantaged children is comprised equally of variation in market and transfer income (with the two negatively correlated). The English-speaking countries stand out as all having relatively low market incomes, but substantial variation in transfer income. Their low market incomes reflect low employment hours in Australia and primarily low hours in the UK and Ireland, while in the US and Canada low hours and low pay contribute equally. Comparing incomes prior to and after the 2008 financial crisis, the real disposable incomes of the poorest fifth decreased substantially in Spain and in Ireland, but were relatively stable in other rich nations.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: LIS Working Paper Series ; No. 707
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- Thema
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poverty
social transfers
wages
cross-national comparisons
LIS database
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bradbury, Bruce
Jäntti, Markus
Lindahl, Lena
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
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Luxembourg
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2017
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bradbury, Bruce
- Jäntti, Markus
- Lindahl, Lena
- Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Entstanden
- 2017
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