New directions in the analysis of inequality and poverty

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Over the last four decades, academic and wider public interest in inequality and poverty has grown substantially. In this paper we address the question: what have been the major new directions in the analysis of inequality and poverty over the last thirty to forty years? We draw attention to developments under seven headings: changes in the extent of inequality and poverty, changes in the policy environment, increased scrutiny of the concepts of 'poverty' and 'inequality' and the rise of multidimensional approaches, the use of longitudinal perspectives, an increase in availability of and access to data, developments in analytical methods of measurement, and developments in modelling.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 2814

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Einkommensverteilung ; Armut ; Sozialforschung ; Welt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jenkins, Stephen P. ; Micklewright, John
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34669
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20080401165
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET