Poverty persistence and poverty dynamics

Artikel

A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most countries, only a portion of people who are currently poor are persistently poor. People who are persistently poor or who cycle into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform governments about options to reduce persistent poverty. Differences in poverty persistence across countries can shed additional light on possible sources of poverty persistence.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Welfare Economics: General ; Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions ; Econometrics ; Quantitative Policy Modeling
• Subject: poverty ; inequality ; income dynamics

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Biewen, Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.103
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125331
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET