to the OECD average but contributed to large increases in income inequality and poverty that have only been partially …

paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …

that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and …-wage earners would make inroads into poverty and inequality while encouraging formal work. This paper accompanies and extends the …

Reducing poverty remains an important challenge, and the COVID-19-crisis may further reinforce social vulnerabilities …. Although it has declined lately, relative poverty remains high in international comparison and is distributed unevenly across … particularly affected. A comprehensive approach is required to ensure an effective transition out of poverty and social exclusion …

Thanks to a highly developed welfare state, poverty is moderate on average in France, but – as in other countries …

Portugal has one of the most unequal income distributions in Europe and poverty levels are high. The economic crisis … has halted a long-term gradual decline in both inequality and poverty and the number of poor households is rising, with …. The tax and benefit system alleviates both inequality and poverty significantly. The tax system is markedly progressive …

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … poverty through better targeting of the truly needy while reducing administrative complexity. …