Measuring the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics

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The analysis of poverty dynamics yields important insights about the expected effectiveness of alternative social policies on poverty reduction. This paper analyses the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics taking into account multiple poverty and non-poverty spells. Using longitudinal data for Spain we obtain that the poverty exit and re-entry rates vary not only with personal or household characteristics but also with spell accumulation and with the duration of past spells. Results indicate that the effect of duration dependence is significant and turns out to be different by spell order. Our findings support progress towards incorporating full individual poverty trajectories more explicitly in estimating the likelihood of future poverty.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-310-5
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2010/72

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies ; Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
• Subject: poverty dynamics ; multiple spells ; recurrence

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Arranz, José Maria ; Cantó, Olga
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54173
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET