different regulatory approaches may, in the end, have quite diverse implications on income inequality among the elderly. A … affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

-government poverty rates climb by three to four percentage points once we account for households’ medical expenses. We find that …

state taking child poverty as case of study. I use the LIS Database and cross-nationally compare six countries: Brazil … assess in each country to what extent taxes and government transfers reduce the child poverty generated by the market. I use …: Wave VIII (2010), Wave XIX (2013) and Wave X (2016). I cross-nationally compare the relative child poverty at 40%, 50%, and …

This paper explores common trends in inequality and redistribution across OECD countries from the late 1980s to 2013 …. Low‐end inequality rises during economic downturns while rising top‐end inequality is associated with economic growth … poverty risk have become increasingly become concentrated among workers with low education, middle‐income opinion has become …

Most welfare states design their tax/benefit system to combat income poverty. Some countries are more effective in … poverty alleviation than others. What can explain these variations in outcomes and effectiveness? And has the redistributive … transfers and income taxes in alleviating poverty. We focus on 49 LIS-countries for the period 1967-2016. We compare relative …

contributions), we measure the reduction of income inequality due to the four structural dimensions of tax and transfer systems: the … notice (i) the diverse combinations of taxation and transfers that achieve the same reduction in inequality; (ii) the absence …

This paper aims to analyze the impact of the reforms of the Greek Pension and Fiscal System on poverty, through a … conducted and finally the reconstruction of poverty thresholds and its large variations are depicted, with an attempt to explain …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show: a) poverty is negatively associated with the …