This paper describes a randomized field experiment testing the impact of a savings competition on the behavior of … rates within a particular month, average savings increased by $80 (a 30% increase in savings rate) while income and … effect because responsive savers selected out of the shelter after the first month. In summary, while a savings competition …

This paper examines the effects of recent welfare reforms in the US and UK on the well-being of children in low-income … families, looking specifically at the effects on poverty, family expenditures, and child health and development. The paper … finds some commonalities but also some notable differences. Common to both countries is a sizable reduction in child poverty …

In this paper we study income polarization by first comparing the efficiency of two statistical models to identify the … number of poles in the income distribution empirically. The statistical models used are a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) and … a log-normal approach (LNA). We then apply the methodology to Israeli income data over the years 1997-2008 in order to …

In this paper we apply two statistical models to the measurement of polarization to Israeli income data over the past … decade in order to empirically detect income classes as sub-populations of incomes concentrated around an optimal number of … components, consistent with the axioms spelled out by Esteban and Ray (1994): alienation and identification, the number of income …

participation and poverty status. Second, using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the period 1982–2003, we study the … below the poverty line, and they face a reduction in total family income. The results using NHIS confirm a negative impact … welfare programs. Third, consistent with an increase in welfare participation, families (mothers) are more likely to fall …

investigates the effect of the economic crisis on child poverty and material deprivation across the EU-28 plus Iceland, Norway and … households, lone parent families and large families were at a greater risk of poverty and deprivation. Finally, it studies the …

underlies the design of most anti-poverty programs or other redistributive economic policies. Notwithstanding, extended income …Annual, before-tax income is the most common official statistic used to measure economic well-being and therefore … income and age groups, and somewhat different answers about trends in resources over time. More importantly, by explicitly …

Commission’s (2005a) model. Fiscal pressure sensitivity analysis investigates: increases in the labour force participation rate … reducing fiscal pressure but enhance a PAYGP. Participation policies to increase the LFPR and the retirement age are very … pressure. A suitable policy mix to meet the fiscal pressure includes participation policies to increase the LFPR and a PAYGP …