This report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades. …

among low and even middle income countries. It helps mitigate income poverty and inequality, and has been shown to have a … both of these composite indices of poverty measurement. The results show that increases in the income from a cash grant … the major channels through which these grants work in reducing multidimensional poverty and inequality. …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

Strategies based on growth and inequality reduction require a long-run horizon, and this paper therefore argues that … those strategies need to be complemented by poverty alleviation programs. With regards to such programs, informality in …

This paper is an empirical overview of inequalities of pension outcomes in six European countries, which are shaped by … a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany …, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and analyses their impact on current pension income. The main focus is analyzing the …