Why Are Child Poverty Rates Higher in Britain than in Germany? A Longitudinal Perspective.
We analyze why child poverty rates were much higher in Britain than in Western Germany during the 1990s, using a framework focusing on poverty transition rates. Child poverty exit rates were significantly lower, and poverty entry rates significantly higher, in Britain. We decompose these cross-natio...
| Published in: | Journal of Human Resources Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 441 - 466 |
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University of Wisconsin Press
Spring2003
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