One of the targets of Europe's growth strategy (Europe 2020) is "reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at least 20 … million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion". Since poverty is a multidimensional concept, EUROSTAT proposes … three indicators to calculate it: people at risk-of-poverty after social transfers (persons are at risk of poverty if their …

The present article reviews poverty studies in Spanish Autonomous Communities using a new methodological approach. One … of the main concerns in those studies is poverty concentration in specific Spanish Autonomous Communities. This can be … the result of a bias due to use a unique national poverty line, since the circumstances of every family unit, specifically …

Poverty has been an important area of study in Spain for a long period of time. Many authors have analyzed the number … poverty line. In 2007 this variable, called Imputed Rent (IMRENT), was calculated for the first time in Spain. Therefore, it … descriptive analysis and a probit estimation to calculate the probability of leaving poverty when the variable is considered. The …