, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest …) poverty rates are much higher than in the Netherlands (universal minimum pension). Poverty rates are higher for elderly women … inequality in income is higher for men than for women both in Belgium and in the Netherlands. In order to minimize poverty and …

It is widely held that people who work have no difficulty in avoiding poverty and guaranteeing their family a decent … people, sometimes even working full time. But, previous studies have failed to consider the extent of poverty among the … active and inactive poor people. Estimating Gini indices and poverty gaps for those groups gives a different idea of the …

Comparative research of poverty, income inequality and the effectiveness of income transfer systems has flourished … poverty and income inequality with a special emphasis on their stability. We studied trends of poverty and income inequality … between 1980 and 1995 in nine countries representing three different ideal types of social policy. The differences in poverty …

of mothers' work participation on families' relative income position and poverty risk. Results are compared across seven …

The aim is to assess the prevalence of poverty among families receiving social assistance. We will examine the … incidence of poverty among the recipients in relation to the general poverty profile. To answer these questions, the adequacy … and poverty reduction effectiveness of social assistance schemes are examined. On the contrary to earlier studies that …

This paper uses data from the Luxembourg Income Study to analyse cross-national and cross-temporal poverty risks in … welfare state efforts, at the beginning of the 21st century the question of poverty is still highly relevant. It remains today … poverty risks have tended to increase from the early 1980s to the present day. We also show that the cross-national variation …