; how progress on EU poverty reduction has been disappointing and why this has been; conceptual and measurement issues; and … the future direction of EU-level anti-poverty actions. I follow in the footsteps of a giant – my perspectives are …

EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA benefits in social protection systems and assesses the generosity …

The current poverty rate and the persistent poverty rate are both included in the EU's portfolio of primary indicators … of social inclusion. We show that there is a near-linear relationship between these two indicators across EU countries … drawing on empirical analysis of EU-SILC and ECHP data. Using a prototypical model of poverty dynamics, we explain how the …